There are dozens of waterfalls in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss, however, is one of the most famous. The reason is that it is possible to walk behind the waterfall during summer. Though the way behind the falls get closed if it becomes too dangerous in slippery in winter. Seljalandsfoss is located in […]

On the desolate Sólheimasandur black sand beach in the southern part of Iceland one can find an abandoned plane wreck. On November 24, 1973 a United States Navy plane crashed there due a sudden change of weather. But the good thing about this crash is that everyone survived the emergency landing […]

Skógafoss waterfall is situated in the south of Iceland and is part of the Skógá River. As Seljalandsfoss waterfall is not far away, the two falls have something in common: They drop from the cliffs of the former coastline. As the landmass has lifted over thousands of years and the […]

Gullni hringurinn is a popular tourist route in southwester Iceland, but most tourists know it under its English name: Golden Circle. About 300 kilometres long it is looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands an back. It is so popular amongst tourists as it shows some of Iceland’s diversity and […]

Aurora Australis, Southern Lights, Aurora Polaris, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Different names for a dazzling natural phenomenon: Bright dancing lights. These auroral displays can be seen above the magnetic poles of the southern and northern hemispheres. Depending on the location of their occurrence the names differ: The […]