At Krýsuvík is a stunning and striking landscape. Dramatic yellow, red and green hills. Steaming volcanic vents. Boiling mud and a smell of rotten eggs due to the volcanic gas coming out of the earth. It is an exciting place. You have the feeling the next volcanic eruption can happen any moment. In fact, it [...]

The nature in Iceland is amazing. It's a borderless freedom. The kids just can't stop running around up and down the hills. In the countryside is a lot of fun for kids. We went horse riding, hiking, fishing. We had nice food and drink. It was absolute quiet. Nobody else is around. Clean air, clean water. [...]

Skarðsvík On Snæfellsnes Peninsula close to the village Hellisandur is one of many Icelandic nature treasures. It is a golden beach like in the Caribeean. Golden Sand, aquamarine, turquoise Ocean, beautiful Waves, monumental Cliffs, surrounded by a dark, volcanic landscape. Its name is Skarðsvík. Most of Icelandic beaches have black lava sand. This one [...]

In Icelandic folklore, Elves are called Huldufólk (Hidden People). They are supernatural beings, who live in a parallel world. They live in nature, in big Rocks. They look and behave similarly to humans but they are not visible to humans. They can however make themselves visible at will. If you go hiking in Iceland, be careful with big rocks. [...]

Djúpalónssandur On the edge of the peninsula Snæfellsnes at the roots of the mighty glacier Snæfellsjökull we went down to the ocean at a place named Djúpalónssandur. As we walked down from the road we went through an amazing landscape of frozen lava. We came across a big rock with a hole in it. The hole looked exactly as [...]

Kerið The Golden Circle is a popular route in South Iceland. It can be accomplished in one day. We drove ourselves and our first stop was the volcano Kerið. Kerið means basin or tub. It is a small volcano and lies just by the road and you must be careful not to miss out this natural wonder. [...]

The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa nearby Grindavik and close to the international airport on the Reykjanes peninsula. It is in the middle of a volcanic landscape. The hot water comes from geothermal springs underneath the ground. The water has a beautiful milky-blue appearance. It is comfortable warm about 39°C, even though outside is ice cold in winter [...]

Iceland is a part of Europe. But geographically Iceland is located in both Europe and North America because the mid-Atlantic rift runs through Iceland and splits it in half. One half is on the Norh American Tectonic plate and the other half is on the Eurasian Tectonic plate. You can actually see the crack between them. The tectonic plates [...]

Gunnuhver About 300 years ago there was a woman named Guðrún Önundardóttir, called Gunna. She was not a nice lady and many people thougt she was a witch. After she died she came back as a ghost and killed a man, who she had been arguing with about a dept before she died. She didn't stop there and terrorized [...]

Eldey, which means Fire Island, is a small Island off the coast off Reykjanes. It rises steep out of the ocean and is home to a large numbers of birds. Eldey was the last place where the Great Auk was seen. Close by is the Reykjanes Lighthouse. One of the oldest Lighthouses in [...]