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Old DC-3 Transported To Sólheimasandur
An old Douglas Dakota aircraft, purchased this March by the landowners of Sólheimasandur from the Icelandic DC-3 Friends Association, was transported last night from Keflavík Airport to rural South Iceland, reports Vísir. The plan is to place the fuselage near the famous…
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Landowners Of Sólheimasandur Purchase Old Plane
The landowners of Sólheimasandur, home to Iceland’s most famous plane wreck, have purchased an old Douglas Dakota DC-3/C-47 plane from the DC-3 Friends Association, reports Vísir. The idea is for the aircraft fuselage to replace the deteriorating wreck on the beach. Since…
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Couple Found Dead Last Week Likely Died Of Exposure, Preliminary Investigations Show
Preliminary investigations being conducted by the police indicate that a young couple who were found dead in South Iceland last week very likely died of exposure. This was disclosed in an announcement from the South Iceland Police. The police emphasise that these…
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The Dust Storm: Wild Winds & ATV Adventures On The South Coast
We’re approaching Seljalandsfoss when the sky suddenly turns dark. The drive from Reykjavík has been blustery, with violent gusts pushing at the car as we sweep through the rust-coloured countryside of southern Iceland. Fast-moving bands of cloud drag across the sky under…
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How To Be Alone: Finding Unexpected Solitude On Sólheimasandur
The idea of having any part of Iceland to yourself has, in recent years, become increasingly unlikely. At every spot, from the misty Skógafoss to the colourful hills of Landmannalaugar, you’ll be greeted by brightly clad groups of other travellers, or at…
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Missing American Tourist Believed To Be Found Dead
The American tourist who we reported earlier today was missing has possibly been found deceased. Just past 15:00 today the police in the south of Iceland sent out a statement in which they claimed to have found the body of a man.…
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Where was it shot? “Black” by Dierks Bentley
So, even American country musicians have discovered our little sub-Arctic island, although relatively few Icelanders have discovered American country music. We have no idea who Dierks Bentley is, but he shot a dramatic music video in Sólheimasandar and Reynisfjara, and we were…
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To The Lighthouse: A Magical Getaway At Dyrhólaey
At the southernmost point of mainland Iceland sits a particularly dramatic and tide-lashed stretch of coastline. Around the town of Vík, the waves crash in with particularly ferocious force, rending the cliffside apart in imperceptibly slow motion and leaving behind angular basalt…
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Volcano Watch: A Closer Look At Katla
Hvolsvöllur is a sleepy village in south Iceland, between Hella and Seljalandsfoss. It’s a somewhat forgettable, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it settlement of just a few small hangars and stores, a bank, and a handful houses, all whipped by dust from the steady tourist traffic of…