So having money in itself is already exciting in Iceland. We spend it with almost adolescent exuberance. Bars and clubs are full at the first and last weekend of the month when everyone gets paid.

He has been studying glaciers for decades; he's the sort of person who can look at a rock face and read its striations, interpreting the history behind it. Snaevarr Gudmundsson is one of Iceland's ...

Among their settlements were the Faroe Islands and Iceland, where new research has ... Viking exploration and settlement than traditional history books suggest.” ...

such as the Aðalstræti site in downtown Reykjavík and the one at Vogur in the village of Hafnir which is in Southwest Iceland. Yet, none have offered such new insights into Viking history as th ...

They were telling me the story of Iceland’s landscape, and if you counted the smoked lamb, all four main actors were present. Volcanoes They’ve built Iceland and kept it above the Atlantic ...

This interactive museum delves into the history of Iceland, from the Viking age to present day. To tell this story, the museum displays about 2,000 artifacts, in addition to 1,000 photographs.

Iceland's South Coast boasts some of the nation's most iconic and breathtaking scenery. Top attractions include the majestic ...

Related: The 12 biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history The eruption spread lava across an area larger than Manhattan Island and spewed toxic gas across Iceland and Europe. The recent swarm ...

There are few other places on Earth where the raw power of nature is so clearly on display as Iceland. This extraordinary island nation nestled in the North Atlantic is a melting pot of active ...

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The port of Isafjordur in the westfjords region of Iceland has attracted record numbers of cruise ... [+] ships in recent years.