The All New Hotel Klaustur
For years it was known as Icelandair Hotel Klaustur, but as of 2019, the newly rebranded Hotel Klaustur has struck out on its own,...
Laugarvatn’s Lindin Restaurant & Café Bistro
Lindin Restaurant & Bistro Café, located on the banks of Lake Laugarvatn, has a firm foundation of culin...
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón is a unique lagoon, in and around Vatnajökull in Austur- Skaftafellsýsla, part of Vatnajökull National Park in the southeast. Vatnajö...
Is Torfajökull next?
Hidden at Fjallabak is Torfajökull. A volcano, where the second largest high-heat geothermal area in the country is after Grímsvötn witc...
Hotel DyrhólaeyThere is an Icelandic expression that says “when you have such a great view, who needs pictures on your walls?” The phrase echoed my feelings exa...
Visiting South Iceland
Flúðir is the only village in the municipality of Hrunamannahreppur, which abuts Árnessýsla in South Iceland. The population of the di...
Viking Tours in Westman IslandsThe ferry to the island
To visit Westman Islands, the first step is to take the ferry Herjólfur. The sail over takes 40 minut...
Árnessýsla Heritage Museum
From Árnessýsla Heritage Museum
The history of the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum began in 1953, almost 70 years ago. In the begin...
Explore Ásgrímsleiðin (Ásgrímur´s Way) in Árnes County, South Iceland
Follow the route celebrating one of Iceland’s most respected artists, Ásgrímur Jónsson...
Summer in the South #3
What stands out when you travel around the South in the rain, wind and very short sunsets? The mountains and the wind direction cause ...
Breiðamerkurjökull (Photo: Þorvarður Árnason)
Hornafjörður is a scenic slice of southeast Iceland
Iceland earns its “fire and ice” reputation in the sout...
Öræfajökull is an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland, at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between Höfn and...
The Glittering Jewel
South East Iceland’s Vatnajökull Region
The Vatnajökull region is a narrow stretch of land that lies just below Vatnajökull Glacier, spa...
From the Settlement to the Present, Hot Water has been a Natural Blessing
Extensive geothermal activity is one of Iceland’s most distinctive features, with mor...
The All New Hotel Klaustur
For years it was known as Icelandair Hotel Klaustur, but as of January 2019, the newly rebranded Hotel Klaustur has struck out on...
A Picture of the Past - Skógar Museum
Experience life as it was at Skógar MuseumShortly before the Second World War, a 14 year-old boy, seeing theintroduction o...
In the photo at In photo, Eldfjell towers over the houses of the town of Vestmannaeyjar. Although volcanic ash had covered part of the town by February 17, 197...
The Eldheimar Volcano Museum on the Westman Islands
None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless, whe...
Hótel Smyrlabjörg
The Icelandic Country Hotel Experience
Imagine bedding down for the night, under a warm duvet, in the middle of the Icelandic countryside. H...