Finding Icebergs

This report covers my trip to Iceland and highlights essentials for a short visit. My base was in R...
Missing an annular eclipse of the sun in Reykjavik

Although Iceland has always been on my list, I had been snoozing with the decision to go there. As r...
Myvatn, Krafla, Dettifoss ... Forces of Nature

Myvatn basin, one of the wonders of the world, sits squarely on the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Its centerpi...
Stopover Reykjavik

We spent just two days on Iceland during a stopover on our flight from Nova Scotia back to Europe. E...
Iceland – a child’s dream fulfilled

It all started with Reykjavik, founded as ‚smoky bay‘ in 874 by a true Viking. Fugitives followe...
The Definitive Guide to Iceland in 7 Days (Day 2)
From Gullfoss, there are several options to drive further east. We chose to drive along the pathed r...
The Definitive Guide to Iceland in 7 Days (Day 3)
We stopped briefly at Kirkjubaejarklaustur for an early lunch and I took the opportunity to wash up...
The Definitive Guide to Iceland in 7 Days (Day 1)
Day One - Reykjanes Peninsula and SouthWest Iceland Just a day before I left Canada, I popped by the...
The Definitive Guide to Iceland in 7 Days (Day 7)
On the last morning, we left the Reykjavik city hostel rather late as we had gone pubbing the night...
The Definitive Guide to Iceland in 7 Days (Day 4)
A brief stop was made at Stodvarfjorour to visit Steinasafn Petru, a home/museum with an amazing col...