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  • The Green Circle: An Eco-Tourism Road Trip In South Iceland

    The Green Circle: An Eco-Tourism Road Trip In South Iceland

    Árnessýsla County begins just a few kilometres east of the Reykjavík city limits. Stretching from the black beaches of the south deep into the dusty Highlands, it’s an 8,287 km² tract of land perhaps best known as the region that contains natural…

  • A Sunny World: Ecovillage Sólheimar

    A Sunny World: Ecovillage Sólheimar

    If you happen to be cruising down a valley-snaking road about an hour’s drive east of Reykjavík, there’s a chance you’ll curl around a grassy embankment and notice, nestled among rolling hills, Iceland’s lone ecovillage. The Sólheimar Ecovillage has existed sustainably since…