Destination: Iceland

the pay as you go plan.

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By ejpredny | Views [929]

The tentacles of the city rose up from the ocean and captured me in its depths with a voracious appetite for frustration. As I circled Reykjavik for the first hour of my car rental, I was stalling and starting as I got reacquianted with ye olde stick ... Read more >

Tags: glacier, iceland, jökulsárlón, lake myvatn, landmannalaugar, the circle road, volcano

So the adventure begins...

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By moomazza | Views [862]

It seems to have taken ages to come around but crept up so quickly. The week before I left was crazy from realising there was hole in my bag to finding a 'specalist' who I had to instruct on how to fix it and what material to use to waking up 10 minutes ... Read more >

Tags: airport, america, beach, iceland, miami, start

Iceland

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 | By james74 | Views [856] | Comments [1]

Day One Less than two hours drive from Reykjavík is Eyjafjallajökull glacier, and just a little further the Sólheimajökull glacier tongue extends down from Mýrdalsjökull. We took an easy walk on crampons up on to the ice field where a wonderland of ... Read more >

Roads of Iceland

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 | By effyau | Views [688] | Video

Did a quick edit of the roads of Iceland

Tags: driving, iceland, on the road

Doing the Thermal Pool Shuffle

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 | By the_life_of_lady_laura | Views [669]

I think I may have had an idealistic view of what Iceland would be like. Sure I know it is called the land of 'ice and fire' for a reason, but I'd been diligently checking the weather forecasts for the week or so before we left and the forecast was miserable ... Read more >

Tags: geothermal, geyser, hot pots, iceland, northern lights, northern lights, reykjavik, snow

Our First Morning in Reykjavik

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By sxoidmal | Views [665]

I wrote in "Wednesday, technically" because we've lost some time, flying westward. After a very long flight we touched down in Keflavik Int'l Airport , a daub of architecture in the middle of a broad field of volcanic rock and tough, stubborn ... Read more >

Tags: airport, iceland, reykjavik

Undirbúningur hafinn

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 | By saedis | Views [523] | Comments [1]

Ég hef ákveðið að hafa aðra síðu fyrir þessa ferð mína. Síðasti dagurinn minn í vinnunni var í dag, ég verð nú eiginlega að segja að mér fannst hálfskrítið að hugsa til þess að ég mundi ekki mæta aftur til vinnu fyrr en eftir 3 mánuði. Það er líka skrítið ... Read more >

Icelandic Magic

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry

Standing on the lava fields I breathe in, filling my lungs with cold, fresh air as I gaze at the stark, flat panorama; a bleak yet stunning foreground to the spectacular, white mountains, bright against a pale winter sky. The wind whips at my hair as ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Reykjavik

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Iceland

Thu, 21 May 2009 | By angeours | Photo Gallery

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry: Icelandic Volcano

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By kevindalferth | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto iceland volcano lava, travel photography scholarship 2010

Photos: Icey Iceland

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 | By mccartgemm | Photo Gallery

Photos: Iceland

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 | By effyau | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Iceland

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By taleteller | Photo Gallery

Iceland:Ice-kiss

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 | By forgetthetimeandopenyourming | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship