The tiniest of turf building before an opening into the rock. The cave of Rutur has quite the history. PIC Chris Johnson
It is no wonder that travelers driving by the rock cliff called Cave of Rutur in the South of Iceland are taken aback for a second.…
Inviting isn´t it? But here, as elsewhere, looks can be deceiving. PIC Matt Malone
Ahhhh. Those awesome and tantalizing black beaches of Iceland. Practically the whole South coast of the country is one long black beach. But although enticing to most foreigners, caution should be used.…
All of a sudden this little spot filled with stone cairns all over appears by the Ring Road in Iceland. PIC South.is
You know how after you have been driving in similar and unchanging landscape for a good while you tend to lose focus?…
Seljavallalaug pool shortly before the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Now the place is overcrowded and dirty and the silence no golden anymore. PIC subindie
Folks with attention span longer than a few seconds should well remember the name Eyjafjallajokull. Yes, the very same mountain that stranded hundreds of thousands of tourists, lowered the GDP of some nations and made fools of some news anchors trying to pronounce its name.…
The „entrance“ into Fjadrara canyon. Very inviting and very impressive. PIC Andrea de Podo
There is no shortage of canyons in the beautiful country of Iceland. The country practically carved through and through with mountains, valleys and canyons of amazing variety.…
Bad weather or not. This place is always stunning. Eldhraun lava field. PIC Simon Tong
One of the more interesting things while traveling in the South of Iceland is the amazingly sharp contrast found on the way between the villages of Klaustur and Vik.…
Leaving Westman islands. But this in summertime and calm seas all around. Try this in wintertime when the wind blows hard as nails. PIC Davide Zanchettin
Sadly Iceland has seldom had the good fortune of having very smart people in government.…
Book it. The fascinating side of one country museum in Iceland. PIC JasonParis
Apart from some obvious stuff like the Perlan sightseeing tower in Reykjavik and perhaps a couple of other buildings nationwide, one will generally not find much weird architecture in Iceland.…
People are able to walk behind the waterfall Seljalandsfoss in Iceland which is a nice treat. PIC Alessio
Journalism everywhere is a dying profession. When the cheapest route to success depends on quantity and the number of clicks and likes the best business seems to be to hire absolute novices and just rerun old stories with some slight new twist.…
This beautiful place is not really very safe these days. But nobody is telling you. PIC Mike Friedman
Turns out hundreds of foreign visitors are herded right up to the Solheimajokull glacier in the South of Iceland. Most of those are blissfully unaware some volcanic activity has been recorded underneath the glacier.…
Suddenly a reason to stop in the otherwise drive-thru village of Hella. PIC Kathryn Aaker
Ordinarily the Icelandic village of Hella has little to recommend it. Located midway between Selfoss town and Hvolsvollur village in the South it is more like a drive-thru than an inviting place to stop.…
Kilometers after kilometers of volcanic craters in almost a direct line. PIC outsidecontext2008
For some, this place is what Iceland is all about. Raw and rugged beauty for miles around and no matter how hard you imagine, there is simply no way this amazing spot could have been blown to smithereens and back for months on end over two hundred years ago.…
The tiniest of churches and behind it, hidden by fog, a massive and stunning cliff. Beautiful sight in Iceland. PIC kirkjan
Overweight? Then chances are you will have to make do with seeing the smallest church in Iceland from the outside.…
Following Skogaa river above Skogafoss waterfall you soon find more to rejoice about. PIC BestofDanSilver
One of the more beautiful and easily accessible waterfalls of Iceland is Skogafoss at the tiny hamlet of Skogar in South Iceland. Everybody stops here for a Kodak moment and then keep on trucking.…
The largest volcanic ash eruption ever recorded on earth happened here in 1362. Now, you can actually see it.
While the majority of visitors to Iceland have their eyes on the marvelous natural beauty of this place a number is most concerned with learning about geology.…
We told you it was fairly nice. The village of Hveragerdi in Iceland. PIC fjarlq
Fog is not unusual in the small town of Hveragerdi, literally Hot Spring Field, about 45 minutes south of the capital Reykjavik. Indeed, not just fog but unusual smell also.…
