Fells fjara – Diamond beach in south east Iceland
Diamond beach is filled with crystal clear icebergs calved from Breidamerkurjokull glacier and stranded on the beach waiting for their destiny of fast melting
Gullfoss waterfall on the Golden circle in Iceland
Gullfoss plunges in two dramatic stages, the first cascade drops 11 meters and the second drops 21 metersas it flows through the rugged, and at times 70 meters high, canyon of Hvítá river.
Geysir hotspring and Strokkur
Geysir is a famous hot spring in the geothermal area of Haukadalur Valley, found in south-west Iceland.
Thingvellir national park
No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará.
Seljavallalaug swimming pool on the south coast of Iceland
Seljavallalaug was the largest swimming pool in Iceland until 1936 at 25 meters (82-foot) long and 10 meters wide. It is one of the oldest pools in iceland having only the Secret Lagoon in Flúðir older.
Hjörleifshöfði cape in south Iceland
Hjörleifshöfði cape is made from natural tuff and was formed when a volcanic eruption occurred underneath a glacier which results in the forming of a tuff rock.
Black church at Budir in Snæfellsnes
Búðahraun lavafield with its rounded crater Búðarklettur creates an interesting setting for the black church at Budir and the fine Hotel Budir situated in Budavik.
The village of Arnarstapi in Snæfellsnes peninsula
Arnarstapi is a fishing hamlet at the foot of the low Mt. Stapafell on the southern side of the Snaefellsnes peninsula.
Snæfellsjokull glacier volcano on Snæfellsnes peninsula Iceland
Snæfellsjokull is a part of the Snæfellsjokull National Park which was established on June 28, 2001. The top of Snæfellsjokull glacier is at 1446m above sea level.
The story of DC3 or C-117 plane wreck on Sólheimasandur in Iceland
People have been told that the wreck is of a Douglas DC3, and so it states in most all popular blogs that can be found about the airplane. Some tell that it in deed is a Douglas DC3 Special, specially built for the US navy as a cargo plane. But the truth is different. The worlds most famous DC3 wreck that is sitting on top of its grave in a post-apocalyptic surrounding of vast sand dunes brought down to Sólheimasandur by glacial flooding is in fact a converted Douglas C-117.
