E. Marie Valgarðsson

Black Beach Tours

Black Beach Tours Fun and affordable adventures in South Iceland Like many travellers, a trip to Iceland is quite possibly something you have been dreaming ab...

Dreaming of Iceland

Glacier Journey’s Adventure of a Lifetime   For many, a trip to Iceland is the culmination of dream; a long awaited journey that sometimes takes years of savin...

A Fairy-Tale Home

A Fairy-Tale Home Petra´s Stone & Mineral Collection In the tiny town of Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, a young girl named Petra began collecting stone...

Fjallabyggð

A Tale of Two Villages It’s a happy tale of how two villages,separated by huge mountain ranges were joined together. Miles and miles of intimidating and bold...

The Glittering Jewel

The Glittering Jewel South East Iceland’s Vatnajökull Region The Vatnajökull region is a narrow stretch of land that lies just below Vatnajökull Glacier, sp...

E. Marie Valgarðsson

Never content to put down roots, Marie has lived in 12 different countries across Europe and Africa over the last 40 years, which contributes to her unique perspective of life and a broad appreciation of the many different languages and cultures she has had to adapt to over the years. In Iceland since 2007, Marie lives in Selfoss with her Icelandic husband and the last two of her children who have not yet flown the coop, an Icelandic sheepdog and two calico cats.