Turf farm Glaumbær (Iceland)
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This turf farm consists of 14 clustered houses. The site has been inhabited for centuries, and the farm is mentioned several times in the medieval Saga literature. Today it is a museum.
This turf church is one of only six icelandic turf churches still standing. They are preserved as his...
Here I am on the east side of Eyjafjordur with a beautiful view over the fjord. On the opposite side ...
There is a local story about the name of the falls. Godafoss translated to english means Falls of the...
Navigation the old fashioned way along inland road 35 in Iceland. This road goes between the Langjöku...
This place is like nowhere else, near the camping at Kerlingarfjöll, which you can reach with a 4WD c...
The Laxá River is the drainage for Mývatn, a shallow lake in the Northern side of Iceland. The lake i...
Myvatn Lake is one of the most iconic places in Iceland, glacial water colectet in former lava lake c...
Photographer’s Notes:One of the panoramic pictures I really wanted to get while in Iceland was one th...
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Text by Steve Smith.
