The road ahead EditorialAccording to information from the Icelandic Road Administration, the total road network in Iceland is 12,901 km /...
Queen of East Iceland EditorialSnæfell is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glaciers, rising 1833 m / 6017 ft into the...
Looking over East Iceland EditorialRoad 917 from Vopnafjörður over Hellisheiði Eystri to Egilsstaðir is one of the steepest and highest mountain roads...
The two culture houses on Hverfisgata EditorialThe Culture House on Hverfisgata was built between 1906 and 1909 to house the National Library of Iceland,...
Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach EditorialOn the beach by Bali, where Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður meet on Álftanes, there are about thirty strange creatures....
In peace and quiet EditorialIn 1838,183 years ago, Guðrún Oddsdóttir became the first person to be laid to rest in Hólavallagarður, a...
The salmon river with three names EditorialWhen Laxá (Salmong river), sometimes called the queen of salmon fishing rivers in Iceland, flows into the sea...
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years EditorialThe Krafla eruptions, north of Lake Mývatn, were nine volcanic eruptions at Krafla from December 1975 until September...
Colours and YES EditorialJust east of Mývatn by Námafjall Mountain is the high-temperature area Hverarönd. The site is only 500 km...
One black sheep EditorialThere are more sheep than humans in Iceland. Up here on Rauðanúpur on Melrakkaslétta yesterday, I came across...
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake EditorialSkjálftavatn Lake in Öxarfjörður was formed during a landslide after the earthquake north of Kelduhverfi in the winter...
The House That Disappeared – Eldheimar Dagmar TrodlerNone of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless. But on...
On Top of the world – Glacier Jeeps E. Marie ValgarðssonThe largest glacier in Europe The weather report was looking good—a full day of sunshine ahead of me...
Fur store and workshop EditorialFeldur is a family run fur brand that specializes in the design of high quality fur products. The shop and workshop is...
The first day of the eruption EditorialThe eruption in Geldingardalur, which began five months ago, on 19 March 2021, is the second-longest eruption in...
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík EditorialThe National Church of Iceland is Lutheran, with 70% of Icelanders registered in it. The history of Christianity...
Iceland’s First Mantle Eruption in Historical Times Hallur HallssonGeologist Haraldur Sigurðsson says the eruption is a major breakthrough for earth sciences “The eruption in Geldingadalur marks...
The most beautiful beach? EditorialReynisfjara Beach, just west of Vík í Mýrdal, is one of Iceland’s most popular tourist destinations, and not...
The southernmost tip of Iceland… soon EditorialThe promontory Dyrhólaey was the southernmost tip of Iceland until the Katla eruption in 1918. During the eruption,...
The oldest house in Reykjavík EditorialAðalstræti 10 by Ingólfstorg is the oldest house in Reykjavík, built in 1762 by Skúli Magnússon (1711-1794), the...
