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  • Pitch Black: Caving In A Lava Tube

    Pitch Black: Caving In A Lava Tube

    The Raufarhólshellir lava tube, located in south Iceland, has colourful pitted walls and is rich with jagged, iridescent, glimmering rocks. One of the largest lava caves in Iceland, Raufarhólshellir is the among the most popular caves to visit, mainly due to its…

  • PHOTOS: In Reykjanes, A Short Journey Into The Earth

    PHOTOS: In Reykjanes, A Short Journey Into The Earth

    Absolute darkness surrounds us. You can’t even see your hands—and you hear nothing but your own breathing. We stand there for a few moments before our guide, Adrien, fills the silence with a story of a man who got lost and died…