Marcella Martinelli & Trausti Thor Sverrisson
Marcella Martinelli is a Travel, Jewellery and Fashion Luxury brand consultant, Art director, producer, writer. Graduated from the London college of Fashion and worked at How to spend it, FT as Fashion contributor for 8 years. Trausti Thor Sverrisson is a teacher of mathematics in London, previously working in media and education in Iceland, as manager, presenter and headteacher, now enjoying highlighting excellence in travel.
One way to support sustainable eating is to visit the intriguing and quite wonderful Dill Restaurt with locally sourced produce from local farmers and fishermen, enhancing old traditions with a new direction in gastronomical experience. Chef Gunnar Karl Gíslason and sommelier Ólafur Örn Ólafsson will cater for excellence and add a touch of exotic flair with their Icelandic herbs, which are kept in the small greenhouse adorning the small and modern restaurant.
For your last minute gifts to take home, Upplifun books and flowers makes a good choice with their wide selection gifts to suits every budget, situated at the entrance of the renowned Harpa, Reykjavik’s concert and conference centre by the harbour. As often before, this is our last stop before heading for the airport but not arriving there before enjoying what surely must be one of the most revitalising places on Earth, the Blue Lagoon. After having a relaxing dip into the blue waters we head to their truly original restaurant, appropriately named LAVA restaurant, which combines a modern design with the spirit of Icelandic nature, built into a stunning lava cliff with views of the lagoon. A fitting reminder that a visit to Iceland is both, an experience of nature and a culinary delight, with ever more appetite for Iceland.