Hekla EditorialHekla is one of Iceland’s best-known and most active volcanoes, often called the Queen of Icelandic volcanoes. The...
Skálholt – the Principal Place of Iceland for 750 years EditorialSkálholt was the spiritual and cultural heart of Iceland for about 750 years, the center of ecclesiastical power...
Thingvellir EditorialÞingvellir national park was established by law, passed in 1928. According to them the protected area shall always...
Skaftafell – A Gem for All Seasons EditorialSkaftafell is a unique place, a beautiful green oasis nestled between two glaciers of Vatnajökull in the Öræfi...
A Perfectly Shaped Shield EditorialSkjaldbreidur is a shield volcano formed in a massive eruption 9,000 years ago, located northeast of Thingvellir. Shield...
A Pretty Ugly Pool EditorialLjótipollur (“Ugly Pool”) is a majestic and strikingly beautiful explosion crater near Frostastadavatn, just west of Landmannalaugar in...
Lómagnúpur – At the Border Between Regions EditorialLómagnúpur is a strikingly beautiful, steep sea cliff west of Skeidarárjökull glacier, where South Iceland and East Iceland...
A Brightly Coloured Selfoss EditorialThe increase in population in the municipality of Árborg is unique on a national scale in Iceland. The...
The Lush Greenery under the Eyjafjöll mountains EditorialTo the east in Rangárvallasýsla county, from Markarfljót in the west to Jökulsá on Sólheimasandur, are the Eyjafjöll...
Islands & Mountains in the North Atlantic EditorialAs a young person, I always thought it was unfortunate how low the mountains are in Iceland compared...
Reflections on volcanic activity in Öræfajökull EditorialIt has likely not escaped anyone’s attention that Öræfajökull is stirring after nearly three centuries of dormancy. The...
Öræfajökull EditorialÖræfajökull is a stratovolcano in Southeast Iceland (in Austur-Skaftafellssýsla county). The mountain is covered by a glacier cap...
Ice Cave collapse; Update EditorialIce Cave collapse; One dead, two missing ; Wall at the entrance of an icecave in Breiðamerkurjöll, in Vatnajökull glacier,...
In The Colour of Black and White EditorialCapturing the Icelandic landscape is no mean feat. So multifaceted, layered, and different—it is larger than what the...
Katla: A Block of Black Steel EditorialThere is a strong likelihood that Katla, one of Iceland’s largest and most active central volcanoes, will erupt...
The Gifts of the River EditorialThe Þjórsá River, which flows along the border between Árnessýsla and Rangárvallasýsla counties, originates from the desolate wasteland...
Þuríður & Stokkseyri EditorialIn the 19th century, one of Iceland’s greatest strong independent women, Þuríður formaður lived in Stokkseyri. Formaður was...
REYKJANES RUMBLES – IS REYKJAVÍK NEXT? EditorialThe volcanic systems on the Reykjanes Peninsula are dangerously close to populated areas. Volcanic activity is cyclical, occurring...
Hveragerdi: Cool Ice Cream, Warm Greenhouses, and a Sea of Flowers EditorialFrom Reykjavík and east along the Ring Road, National Route 1, Hveragerdi is the first town you come...
DYRHÓLAEY: A UNIQUE DESTINATION EditorialIt takes just under three hours to drive from Reykjavík along the Ring Road to to visit Dyrhólaey,...
