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Landmannalaugar: Take Yourself Into Iceland’s Highlands
Iceland On Your Own: Landmannalaugar A stopover in Iceland has three components: The Golden Circle, The South Coast and a…
Real Life Iceland: There’s More To Keflavík Than The Airport
Every tourist that comes to Iceland sets foot in Keflavík, but they rarely stay there—staring at the town instead through…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About The Katla Volcano
Dear Nanna, So, is Katla gonna blow? Vulcan Hey Vulcan, Let’s just say, in my professional opinion as a bad…
Golf In The Westman Islands: Being Angry and Frustrated In A Beautiful Place
“I’m going to tell you something, ok? What shot do you really think you can do? Do you think you’re…
Katla: “Overdue” For Eruption, But Not Showing Imminent Signs
Although the volcano Katla is considerably overdue for a major eruption, the current seismic activity around it does not yet…
Series Of Large Quakes Recorded Around Katla
A series of large earthquakes were reported early this morning north of the volcano Katla, but there are as yet…
There Can Be Only One: Iceland’s Highlands In Thoughts & Pictures
by John Rogers
The vast, desolate highlands of Iceland are the largest area of uninhabited and largely undisturbed nature in Europe. They sit…
Slumbering Volcanoes In Iceland
“No one can predict where, or with what force, an eruption might commence.” Currently, some of the 30 volcanic systems…
Keilir: The Cone
Elevation: 378 m Ascent time: 1.5-2.5 hrs Length: 3.5 km Map: 27 Elevation difference: 280 m One of the first…
Large Quake Reported Near Bárðarbunga Volcano
One of the largest quakes since the famed volcano stopped erupting has been recorded near Bárðarbunga. RÚV reports that a…
Hafnarfjall: Fun climb at the highway
Elevation: 844m Ascent time:. 2.5-3 hrs Length: 6-7km Map: 26 Elevation difference: 800m The mountain A cluster of peaks rises…
Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Sustainability
Hallo Nanna, So tell me, why is there barely any waste seperation and what you gonna do with all the…
Ashes To Ashes: The Westman Islands Volcano Museum
by Kelley Rees
The Volcano On the night of January 23, 1973 the inhabitants of Heimaey in the Westman Islands were woken by…
No Way In Hell Is This Country On Planet Earth
by Geidi Raud
Having heard horrifying (yet somewhat amusing) stories about tourists getting stuck in the mountains in their little VW Beetles, my…
Come Jump In A Volcano In Iceland
Why don’t you go jump in a volcano? That sounds more like an insult than an invitation. But believe us,…
Street Art Came To Life In This Week’s #GVPics Competition
by Geidi Raud
This week’s Instagram competition photos were so thought provoking, humorous, artistic and beautiful. We have said it before and we’re…
Blazing Trails: Meet The Volunteers Caring For Þórsmörk
by John Rogers
Other than the Volcano Huts and a couple of small farms, one of the only regularly inhabited spots in the…
Getting High: Hiking In The Otherworldly Þórsmörk
by John Rogers
The tarmac of Þórsmerkurvegur ends abruptly, a few kilometres inland from Seljalandsfoss, with a sudden bump that rouses the bus’s…
Guide: What To Do On A Rainy Or Sunny Day?
by Geidi Raud and Kelley Rees
Rainy Day Guide: The Pool You’re thinking this should be over on the sunny side guide. But trust us, there…
Match Review: LET ENGLAND SHAKE—#ISL Euro Conquest Continues
by John Rogers and Kelley Rees
So. It happened. We did it. BREXIT 2 is no longer just a funny meme. It’s… reality? Actually, we’re not…
Match Preview: “BREXIT 2—THE SMITING”
by John Rogers
Iceland’s dramatic late goal against the Austrians was one of the moments of the Euro 2016 tournament, and fired the…