bits and pieces from the northern island.
Many developments occurred in the last hours. There are news that the floods in the Markarfljót river are decreasing, and that no major damage was registered, for the time being, to the bridges along the Ring Road. Evacuation of the area began as early as 4 in the morning, local time. Inhabitants and workers in … Read the full article →
After it was announced in the past hours that the Fimmvörduháls eruption might have ended, today a new column of smoke was seen in a different area, further to the West and under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier. The volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson said that it is likely that the main crater at Eyjafjallajökull, the one responsible for … Read the full article →
After all the time spent retrieving information about the volcanic eruption at Fimmvörðuháls, last week we decided we wanted to take a look at what was going on personally, before volcanic activity subsided and before the expected nightmarish climax of Easter holidays’ crowds. We knew Reykjavik Excursions organized tours for the event, so we booked … Read the full article →
Leaving aside the fact that in the area of the eruption a new mountain is rising (but this is not so unusual in Iceland), not much has changed over the past days. Volcano activity in the Fimmvörduháls area is slowly increasing, but situation seems reasonably under control. In fact, roads have been opened for tourists, … Read the full article →
As the cost of living is one of most common issues one can encounter when visiting or moving to another country, here we try to give you an idea compiling a list of some of the most common consumer goods. This list isn’t an ultimate scale and it will be updated frequently. Prices may vary … Read the full article →
The hardest part of the work is sometimes actually starting it. That’s why introductions are often the most frightening obstacle to overcome and are often postponed by authors – or even left out and written much later by somebody else that has nothing to do with the authorship of any work of his own. In … Read the full article →