southeastern Iceland
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Iceland roadtrip: Reykjavik and ‘Round the Island (12 Days)
Iceland – the Land of ice and Fire – should be your next summer travel destination. If you are looking for a combination of untouched nature, friendly people, and excellent examples of natural phenomena, I would definitely suggest Iceland to you. We did a 12-day Iceland roadtrip to take in the sites that travellers who…
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Sunnumörk: Shopping Straddling Continents (Iceland)
The Land of Fire and Ice (Iceland) is dramatic in many ways: massive glaciers, volcanoes and icebergs. Another to add to the list is the fact that the country straddles two continents: the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. While you could go to somewhere like the Bridge between Continents, there is another option for…
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Hotel Smyrlabjörg: Hotel Review (southeastern Iceland)
About Hotel Smyrlabjörg Hotel Smyrlabjörg lies on Iceland’s ringroad – Route 1 – in the southeast region. This 3-star hotel caters to guests looking to stay in the southeast region of the country; a tour bus-load of trippers also stayed at this hotel the night that we stayed (fortunately arriving late and leaving early!). Hotel…
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Fjallsárlón – Lesser Known Glacial Lagoon in Iceland
While everyone who has looked into travelling to Iceland has heard of the famous Glacial Lagoon – Jökulsárlón – fewer have heard of its smaller and much less frequented neighbour: Fjallsárlón. At a tiny 4 km² / 1.5 square miles, Fjallsárlón is much smaller than Jökulsárlón, but in this case size does not matter. While…
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Jökulsárlón – Iceland’s Famous Glacial Lagoon with Icebergs
Situated in southeastern Iceland, Jökulsárlón – or the Glacier Lagoon – is a famous attraction that has people flocking from all over the world. Here you can watch glaciers calf off Vatnajökull in their array of hues from transparent to baby blue. You can also watch them begin their journey, destined to end up as…
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Diamond Beach (Iceland)
Located in the southeastern area of Iceland, Diamond Beach (or Breiðamerkursandur in Icelandic) is a fascinating site. Located just downstream from Jökulsárlón Lake and, more importantly, Vatnajökull, it is the site at which glaciers go to die. The glaciers begin their life cycle here by first calving off of Vatnajökull, Iceland’s largest glacier. From here…
