There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
We have visited another colorful geothermal area is Seltún, which is located beneath Sveifluháls, on the Reykjanes peninsula in Southwest Iceland. Seltún is located some 40 km away from Reykjavík. At Seltún we saw both solfataras and fumaroles, bubbling mud pools and steaming hot springs...
We drove through the Þjórsárdalur Valley in the southern highlands of Iceland. Þjórsárdalur runs along the river Þjórsá, Iceland’s longest river. Where a tributary of this river, the Fossá, tumbles into the valley, it creates a nice waterfall Hjalparfoss. Búrfells woods are other natural...
We had another beautiful day in Iceland. Our first stop was ‘Golden Falls’ – Gullfoss is one of Iceland’s most iconic and beloved waterfalls, found in the Hvítá river canyon in south-west Iceland. The water in the Hvítá river travels from the glacier Langjökull, before cascading the first...
We made another shortstop by the “Cave People“, that we could see how a normal Icelandic family lived 100 years ago. The Caves have been renovated the way they looked when the last Cave People in Iceland lived there. Laugarvatnshellar is two man-made caves. Some have suggested the caves...
On the way to Þingvellir National Park, we made a short stop at the abandoned Akranes lighthouse. In wintertime, this location is a popular place to shoot the Northern lights. Later we have explored Iceland’s oldest National Park and the only one listed in UNESCO. Park is covering an area...
The Kaldidalsvegur (officially known as Road 550) is a highland track in Iceland, with a length of 40 km. It is a thrill to drive in Kaldidalsvegur. Driving the ring road in Iceland is one thing but driving off-road is another thing! The landscape of Kaldidalsvegur is mind-boggling...