Kristnitökuhraun Lava Field

Hellisheiði Lava Plateau east of Reykjavik. The lava field formed during an eruption of Reykjafell in 1000. It is typical of the landscape between Reykjavik and Sellfoss, a moss covered lava field with a few trees and rolling hills. DSC_1050

Iceland's Golden Circle

May 30th 2022
The "Golden Circle" is the popular name for a tour of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations: Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir hot springs and Thingvellir National Park. (Baedeker in 1910 didn't call them that, but did list them as the top places to visit in Iceland!) They can all be visited in a day tour out of Reykjavik. Our Globus circle tour of Iceland began with these destinations. Driving ... read more

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more

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