It’s a spring day, year 1999, I’m not 12 yet. An insert of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera is there, on the sofa of my dining room. On the front page I see a wooden house, coloured in dark … Read More
Iceland is known as one of the most peaceful places on earth. Leading the way in terms of gender equality, Iceland’s liberal culture makes everything easy for solo woman travellers as well. Its flawless natural beauty, artistic culture, vibrant music … Read More
Iceland is not the usual travel destination: on this island half the way between Europe and North America, just below the Arctic Polar Circle, all natural elements coexist in perfect harmony. Geysers, volcanos, arctic storms, black sand beaches, midnight sun … Read More
In the Southern Lands – or Suðurland – one of Iceland’s eight regions, a small village called Vík í Mýrdal is located. As for the last statistics, the village counts 291 inhabitants. There are not many highlights in the village … Read More
Jökulsárlón is Europe’s largest glacial lake, an unmissable destination for any traveller in Iceland. It is located south from Vatnajökull glacier, about 80 kilometres from Höfn, if you are arriving from Reykjavik. At the beginning of summer, when the daylight … Read More
Iceland is geysers’ homeland: not only it is the country with the highest geysers-surface rate, but the the word itself comes from the Icelandic geysir which means “to gush”. Geysers are a special kind of hot spring erupting in a … Read More
In the northern part of Iceland, far from the coastline, the lava plains stretch around Lake Myvatn. Quite and blue, the lake marks an unexpected contrast in the middle of Krafla‘s lava fields and hot springs. Krafla is among Iceland’s … Read More
Rain, rain, rain. In Reykjavik it rains a lot. Low visibility, not the suitable weather for whale watching. Roaming in town isn’t an option as well: the wind blows open the umbrellas. But the coffee shops are comfortable, studied precisely … Read More
The Snaefellssness Peninsula, about 100 kilometres north from Reykjavik, is overlooked by the Snaefells Volcano and its glacier. This is were Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ started. Descend, bold traveller, into the crater of the jökull … Read More