New video: The Blue Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?

Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate and welcome to a new video series. This is the first of a ten-part series on “which is the best geothermal pool / lagoon / spa / hot spring / geothermal experience” in Iceland. Now, I’ve struggled hugely with what to call this. There are ten of these… More New video: The Blue Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?

Iceland is erupting again!

Yesterday afternoon, not long after lunch, a new eruption started up in Iceland. After last year’s eruption, I heard some people who know a lot more about volcanoes than I do say that it could be the start of 150 years of increased activity on the Reykjanes peninsula. Now, “increased activity” doesn’t by any means… More Iceland is erupting again!

Inside the Volcano

If you haven’t noticed, there’s a volcano in Iceland still going strong. It’s a great tourist volcano – it’s fairly small and it’s pretty but mostly not dangerous. It’s producing a bit of gas and every now and then it has to be closed because of the volume of gas builds up but the lava… More Inside the Volcano