Húsavik is a town on the north coast of Iceland. Situated on the shores of Skjálfandi bay it is nowadays home to more than 2180 inhabitants. Back in the days, its first inhabitant was a Viking called Garðar Svarvasson. He stayed there for one winter around 870 A.D. and due to […]
Moss covered lava fields can be found almost everywhere in Iceland, but the Eldhraun lava field in the south of Iceland is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It was created in one of the greatest eruptions in recorded history, lasting from 1783 to 1784 for […]
Stokksnes is a headland in southwest Iceland where the Klifatindur massif can be found. Located between the villages of Höfn and Djúpivogur the headland is not only known for the 454 metres high Vestrahorn, but also for a radar station and a Viking village that is located right next to […]
Kvernufoss falls is a hidden gem not far away from Skógafoss waterfall. While hundreds of tourists visit its bigger neighbour, Kvernufoss waterfall is most of the time overlooked. Therefore one can have this picturesque waterfall all to oneself. But there are more similarities between Seljalandsfoss and Kvernufoss as there are […]
Landmannaleið is a road on Iceland. It is also known as F225 and leads into Fjallabak Nature Reserve. It is one of two possible roads (the other is F208) to reach road F224 to Landmannalaugar. Whereas F208 is the safer option to reach the road to Landmannalaugar, F225 is the […]
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 […]