Two Very Un-Icelandic Beaches
I have fond memories of beaches from my youth. I would spend much of my boyhood years scampering about a cove near my home, and the beach there was a typical Icelandic one, with black sand, smooth gravel, and rocks. Apparently, such beaches are not...
Douglas C-47 in Iceland – See the Earthbound Skytrains
If you’d like to experience something out of the ordinary and don’t mind roughing it a bit you could visit the picturesque wrecks of two Douglas C-47 in Iceland. The Douglas C-47 (Dakota RAF) was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner for military use. The...
The Incredibly Shrinking Glacier in the South of Iceland
One of the best ways to experience a glacier up close and personal in Iceland is probably to explore the Sólheimajökull glacier that sticks out of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. You should not have any trouble getting to the glacier, it is featured in a lot...
Kjolur Hiking Trail in Iceland – The Haunted Highway
Ever since the Viking age in the ninth century. There is a “highway” through the country called the Kjolur (or “Kjölur”) hiking trail in the Icelandic highlands, which runs from the northern part of Iceland to the south. Tales of migrations and deceit on the...