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Papey: The Puffin Island

26 June 2022

The small island of Papey is located in the southern part of the Eastern Fjords in Iceland. Located 6 km offshore and accessible from the small port in Djúpivogur, Papey is a natural reserve and completely uninhabited. Bird watchers know Papey well, as the place is a r

Höfn

11 June 2022

Höfn is a major town and port in Iceland with over 2000 inhabitants. Located in the south-east of Iceland, this community lies in the Hornafjörður Fjord and is considered the capital of Vatnajokull National Park. Höfn, which simply means “port” in Icelandic, is

Skeiðarársandur

29 May 2022

Skeiðarársandur is a sandur, which, geologically speaking, is a desert plain formed by the melting of ice caps, and this is quite simply the biggest one in the world, extending as far as the eye can see. Literally, the “sandur of the Skeiðará River”, the Skei?

The Eldborg Crater

22 May 2022

The Eldborg Crater, literally the “fortress of fire,” is a volcanic crater located just at the entrance to the Snaefellsness Peninsula in western Iceland. Specifically, it is in the Mýrar region, some 25 km north of Borgarnes. The crater is the real attraction, but

The Dverghamrar Cliffs

08 May 2022

The Dverghamrar cliffs or “Dwarf cliffs” are no Grand Canyon, that's for sure, but they are impressive nonetheless. This natural architecture of huge basaltic organs is located in the Kirkjubæjarklaustur region of southern Iceland. The Dverghamrar site has been pro

The Hveravellir Hot Springs

09 April 2022

The F35 track, the famous “Kjölur”, is the one that takes you north from the Golden Circle region, but it also takes you to a unique nature reserve: Hveravellir. Completely isolated about halfway across the 200 kilometer stretch of the F35 trail, Hveravellir is lik

The Herðubreið Volcano

20 March 2022

Herðubreið is located in the highlands of Iceland between Askja in the south and Myvatn in the north. It is a huge mountain that dominates the region from its 1682 meters. Locally known as “Queen of the Icelandic Mountains”, Herðubreið reigns over the Ódádahra

The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano

06 February 2022

Eyjafjallajökull is an ice cap in southern Iceland and arguably the most famous, or rather infamous, despite being only the sixth-largest on the island. Eyjafjallajökull rose to the heights of fame not for its ice, but rather for its fire: the volcanic system named Ey

The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano

Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon

18 September 2021

Jökulsárlón is perhaps the top tourist hotspot in Iceland and is widely considered to be the most picturesque landscape in the south of the country. The Jökulsárlón lagoon is a sight to behold, its waters populated with icebergs that break off regularly from the h

Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon

18 days in Iceland

05 September 2021

Despite a complicated health situation due to COVID and the entry and exit rules on Icelandic territory, which tended to change very regularly, we still wanted to leave for a new trip to Iceland. Vaccination certificates and negative PCR tests in hand, Iceland therefore

The Hornstrandir Natural Reserve

15 August 2021

Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, which became a protected area in 1975, is the northernmost peninsula in Iceland at the tip of the West Fjords. Isolated on the other side of the huge Drangajökull glacier, it is completely cut off from the rest of the island and very diffic

18 days in Iceland: Our Review

14 August 2021

So, it was a little over 3:00AM when we left the capital after that short night in August. It had been dark at that hour, and the volcano in the distance had colored the clouds with a red splash. Dropping the vehicle at that time was a breeze since all we had to do was

From Geldingadalir to Reykjavik

13 August 2021

It was our last day in Iceland, and the weather was still amazing. Overall, we'd had perfect weather this year with only two days that required some adjustment to our initial schedule. We hit the road early enough in the morning to make the most of the day. A few days e

Travel Journal: Turning South

12 August 2021

This was a pivotal day in our journey, quite literally as we changed course to head south again. This meant a long day on the road since we planned to sleep in Vik that evening to get closer to the capital where we had to go the next day. We made several stops along the

From Stuðlagil to Reyðarfjörður

11 August 2021

This morning, we had planned to leave the fjords a bit and head back to the center, where the weather seemed better. Around 9:30AM, after refueling in Egilsstaðir, the sky was finally clear in the inland regions so we headed for the Stuðlagil canyon. It only took 1H15

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Papey: The Puffin Island

Höfn

Skeiðarársandur

The Eldborg Crater

The Dverghamrar Cliffs

The Hveravellir Hot Springs

The Herðubreið Volcano

The Eyjafjallajökull Glacier and Volcano

Jökulsárlón: Our Guide to the Glacier Lagoon

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The Hornstrandir Natural Reserve

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