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Don’t Walk On The Fucking Lava
People have been seen walking on both new and recent lava, which is extremely dangerous. The police and the Icelandic Met Office are warning people not to walk on the lava near the Sundhnúkur crater row, reports RÚV. The warning emphasises that…
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Tourists In Grave Danger During Rock Storm At Black Sand Beach
Tourists were in great danger yesterday morning, when the windstorm at the black sand beach of Reynisfjara acquired such strength that the wind began lifting rocks and pebbles along with the sand, Vísir reports. Closed roads and windstorms The black beach on…
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Professor Issues Dire Warning About Ice Caves
When you’re told that Iceland is a dangerous country, do you actually believe it? Sure, it’s no Queensland, but even if we don’t have quasi-sci-fi lizards and venomous spiders, the surrounding countryside and the weather can still be quite treacherous. The latest…
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Tourists Ignore Repeat Warnings Of Danger At Geysir
Icelanders at the spouting hot spring Geysir repeatedly tried to tell a group of thirty or so tourist to leave an off limits, dangerous area, as this video comedian Margrét Erla Maack posted on Facebook shows: Diverging from the path is…
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Petition Going To Protest Deportation
A petition is going protesting the impending deportation of asylum seeker Sid Ahmed Haddouche and his family. Sid is a former police officer from Remchi, an Algerian bordertown close to Morocco. In 2013, Sid and his colleague arrested a member of AIS…
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BEWARE: Mink Terrorising The Streets Of Reykjavík
A mink has been spotted scuttling across the streets of Reykjavík. The unnamed mink was captured on video by the downtown pond yesterday by Computer specialist Óskar Guðbrandsson, on route to get a cup of coffee. “We saw him running across the…
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Yes, Iceland IS Trying to Kill You
Light fracturing the froth of a wild grey wave, flotsam churning over with the power of the sea. It’s hypnotic. The roar of it, the hiss of the wind and the stretch of beach, black and shimmering like the night sky. The…
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New Hazard Sign To Go Up At Reynisfjara Beach
A new, multilingual hazard sign is set to go up at Reynisfjara beach tomorrow. The beautiful but potentially dangerous beach has been in the news a lot lately, and has become iconic of the discussion regarding the safety of tourists at places…
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Tourists Walk On Ice Floe, May Have Death Wish
A group of tourists were photographed walking on ice floes at the glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland yesterday. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153972394854752&set=gm.10153955533704650&type=3&theater “Took this picture by Jökulsárlón today and wanted to share in light of the discourse these past few days,” writes Gylfi Blöndal…
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Tour Company Will Stop Going To Reynisfjara
A tour company has made the decision to stop taking tourists to Reynisfjara beach, where a tourist was recently drowned in the undertow. Police say that even keeping watch over the beach and advising people to stay away from the water is…
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Tourist Narrowly Escapes Danger At Beach
Yet another tourist has taken their life in their hands at the notorious Reynisfjara beach, and one tour guide laments “no one listens” to warnings. A public post made in the Icelandic tourism industry workers group Bakland Ferðaþjónustunnar described, with photographs, another…
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Tourist Badly Burned At Geysir
A tourist was badly burned at Geysir when he inadvertently stepped directly into an exposed hot spring. South Iceland police posted today their major casework for the past week. This included a tourist badly burning himself when he stepped into a hot…
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Deadly, Beautiful Icicles In Reykjavík
Watch out or you just might get slammed by one of the huge icicles hanging off buildings in Reykjavík. We recommend wearing a cap, or even a helmet while strolling around town. We haven’t actually heard of anyone who’s been hit by one…
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Watch Out For Falling Icicles
The police have been reportedly inundated with phone calls from people worried about the dangers falling icicles present. As Reykjavík endures an unprecedented snowpocalypse, the sight of giant icicles hanging precariously from rain gutters high over city sidewalks is not at all…
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Ruptures Form At Popular Icelandic Tourist Site
Dangerous cracks have formed in the earth at the popular tourist site Ketubjörg overlooking Skagafjörður cliffs, increasing the risk for rock slides, reports RÚV. The earth at the tourist lookout point has cracked open and it is feared that a large chunk…
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Visiting Polar Bears Will Probably Be Shot
There remains no plan of action and no tranquillisers available in the event of a polar bear making its way to Iceland’s shores, reports RÚV. As it stands, one veterinarian in the country is certified to shoot a tranquilliser gun, Hjörtur Magnason.…
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Volcano Watch: Holuhraun Update And New Photos
Two new fissures have opened up in the Holuhraun eruption, about 1.5 kilometres south of the previous eruption site. According to eye witnesses the lava streaming out of the new fissures is creeping slowly towards Dyngjujökull glacier. While flying over Holuhraun, photographer…
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Drivers Ignore Volcano Restrictions, Face High Fines
Several passengers and drivers will face high fines after being caught driving in potentially dangerous and restricted areas near the Holuhraun volcanic eruption, reports RÚV. Húsavík sheriff, Svavar Pálsson, did not want to make a statement on the matter when contacted but…
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Tourist Family Laughs As Teen Son Freezes
An American family was scolded by a park ranger yesterday after daring their teenage son to jump off a ledge into the freezing waters of Flosagjá rift at Þingvellir National Park, reports Vísir. The young boy, between 14 and 15 years old,…
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Family Found Wandering On Glacier
A tourist operator stumbled across a family wandering around on Langjökull glacier yesterday. Langjökull is quite dangerous for those unfamiliar with the area and has whirlpools reaching 100-200 metres down into the glacier. “I asked [the father] what he was doing,” the director of…
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21 People Rescued From Whale Watching Boat
21 people were rescued from a whale watching boat that ran aground off the coast of Lundey yesterday, reports RÚV. After running aground rescue services were called from Húsavík to help get people safely off board. Upon hearing the distress call a number…