Eldfell is Icelandic for “mountain of fire.” The volcano named Eldfell came into being suddenly on January 23, 1973. It was a sight to see, but dangerous to be around. The people of Heimaey didn’t ...

Iceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony. Every year, puffin chicks get disorientated by light pollution and crash inland rather than flying out to sea. Locals ...

In 1973, the Eldfell volcano exploded on Heimaey, a small island off the coast of Iceland. See photos of what was left behind in what’s sometimes called “Iceland’s Pompeii.” ...

Helga Jonsdottir still remembers in vivid detail the day her island home was swallowed by a volcano as she and her family joined others fleeing the molten lava. “As my boat left the harbor, the ...

From the seat of my Icelandair flight, I was anxious to land and begin exploring Iceland’s many natural wonders. The rugged, windswept isle had come into view as I peered wide-eyed out my window seat.

I travelled to Iceland with my 16-year-old twins just last month. I did a lot of research, and decided to rent a car and do a nine-day self-driving tour, staying at various guest houses, hotels and ...