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  • Snaefellsjokull – Volcano and Glacier

    SNAEFELLSNES, Iceland- Towering above everything, always floating on the distance on the Snaefells  peninsula of Iceland is the volcano and glacier which gives this spite of land its name. On a clear day, the Snaefells volcano and glacier can be see 120 km out over the sea from Reykjavik, looking some sort of conical fortress hovering over [...]

  • Arctic Terns Nest and Attack in Iceland

    ARNARSTAPI, Iceland- Migrating from the Arctic to Antarctica and back each year, the Arctic tern is truly the traveler’s bird. Traveling 70,900 km — 44,300 mile — annual circuits, no other known animal on the planet has a regular migration route that comes even close to being as long. In a typical year, Arctic terns nest in [...]

  • Free Coffee Refills Standard in Iceland

    A mug of coffee runs around $3+ in a cafe in Iceland. I have no complaints about this price, I pay it, in fact, with a smile on my face — for I know that the cup of coffee that I will receive is bottomless. Yes, free coffee refills are standard in Iceland. So I [...]

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  • There is Nothing in Arnarstapi, Iceland

    ARNARSTAPI, Iceland- “There is nothing here!” the camp ground attendant and restaurant waiter in Arnarstapi spoke boldly. “But is there a place to grab a hot dog?” “There is nothing here!” “Well, is there a store or something where I can pick up some food or snacks?” “Really, there is nothing here.” “How far away is the [...]

  • Beaches of Snaefellsnes Iceland

    LANGAHOLT, Iceland- Iceland is not widely referred to as an optimal beach destination, but as I walked over the wide, free flowing sandy beach near Langaholt, watching the sea sparkle yellow, red, blue in the perpetual daylight with the Snaefellsnes glacier rising over all I could have been fooled into believe that it was so. Subtract [...]

  • Volunteer in Iceland, Travel for Free

    ELDBORG, Icleand- Do you want to travel in Iceland for three months in the summer, moving every couple of weeks to new locations all around the country, working on environmental conservation projects, accessing remote and amazing places completely for free? Who wouldn’t?[adsense] Iceland’s department of conservation sponsors groups of foreigners to travel around the country [...]

  • Extreme Wind and Bicycling in Iceland

    ELDBORG, Iceland- That was awesome. This is the feeling that I now have when thinking of the ride from Borgarnes to Eldborg through an extremely strong head wind on an old pink mountain bike. But I know that when I was actually pedaling on the side of that desolate highway through the night, with nothing around me [...]

  • Beer in Iceland

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland- Real beer — that which exceeds 2.25% alcohol — was illegal in Iceland until March 1, 1989. This day marked the end of a long prohibition period in the country, and has been celebrated ever after as “Beer Day” — the day that Icelanders could desist from mixing vodka and home brew liquor with with their low [...]

  • Borgarnes, A Portrait of Rural Iceland

    BORGARNES, Iceland- Being linked across Borgar Fjord by the second longest bridge in Iceland, Borgarnes is just 60 kilometers up the highway from Reykjavik, but, in actuality, the city feels as though it may as well be on the other side of the country. The big letters B-O-R-G-A-R-N-E-S were superimposed over an area shaded urban [...]