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A post a day in 2020. Now posting items of interest for those visiting Iceland, and images from my time there working with Rayburn Tours.

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Geology Maps

August 21, 2025

Geology Mapping Maps

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"Across Iceland" - Olive Murray Chapman

August 18, 2025

1930s History Iceland Topsham Travel Writing Travelogue

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Solar Eclipse

August 18, 2025

Eclipse Tourism Environment Iceland Infrastructure Pressure Reykjanes Snaefellsness Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse Tourist Infrastructure Westfjords

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Another rockfall

August 18, 2025

Eyjafjoll Health and Safety Iceland Monitor News Rock falls

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Justin Bieber's back...

August 15, 2025

Culture First Place Floki Studio Justin Bieber Landscape Music Music Videos North Iceland

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Another fatality at Reynisfjara

August 14, 2025

Black Sand Beach Health and Safety Reynisfjara Tourism

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Tourism fatigue?

August 03, 2025

Black Sand Beach Reykjavik Grapevine Reynisfjara Toilets Tourism Tourist fatigue Vik

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Don't walk on the lava!

Eruption Lava Reykjanes Safety Signage

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On the road

Books Camper van Faroes Iceland Images Paul and Sheila Barker Reading Route One Travelogue

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The Icelandic Landscape

Andri Snær Magnason Climate Change Identity Landscape Landscape Change National identity New York Times Sense of Place

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New eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula

Blue Lagoon Iceland Reykjanes Eruption Reykjanes Peninsula Sundhnúkagígar Volcanic Eruption

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New Via Ferrata option for SW Iceland

Activities Esja Excursion Mt. Esja Rayburn Tours Tourist attraction Via Ferrata

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Icelandic Hazards information

Apps Hazards Iceland.is Information Natural Hazards Public services Website

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The Lava Show Podcast

Iceland Lava Lava Show Podcast Podcasts

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Vote for Rayburn

Awards Field Studies Tutor Rayburn Rayburn Tours

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CCTV Towers

Capital city CCTV Crime Reykjavik

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Iceland Review: Tourist Safety

Eyjafjallajokull Health and Safety Iceland Review Landscape Risk Safety Tourist deaths

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Simon Reeve in Iceland

Carbfix Climate Change Climeworks Grindavik Iceland Katla Laki Myrdalsjökull Scandinavia Simon Reeve

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Carbon capture - how effective really?

Carbfix Carbon Capture Climeworks Geothermal Hellisheidi

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Eurovision entry for 2025

Eurovision Iceland Music VÆB

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Lavaforming at the Biennale

Architecture Art Art and Geography Exhibition Lava Lavaforming Venice Biennale

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A volcanic future

Living with volcanoes Reykjanes Peninsula Volcanic Eruptions Volcanoes

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Starbucks opening in Reykjavik

Coffee Globalisation Iceland Local Multinationals Starbucks

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New Simon Reeve series

Colonisation Denmark Greenland Iceland Identity Norway Scandinavia Simon Reeve Travelling TV

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Fishy

Culture Diet Fish Fishing Food Iceland

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Happy Nordics

Discover the World Education Happiness Iceland Karen Corfield Nordic Countries Quality of Life Resources Scandinavia

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Public holiday - 24th of April

Iceland Summer Public Holidays

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New risks for visitors

Bridge between the Continents Eruptions Health and Safety News Reykjanes Peninsula Tectonic Hazards Updates Visir

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Eyjafjallajökull - fifteen years on

Ash E15 Eruptions Eyjafjallajokull Iceland Volcanic Eruptions

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TVIK - a new language app

iPhone App Language Language learning Reykjavik Grapevine Speaking TVIK

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A short lived eruption

Grindavik Iceland Lava Centre Reykjanes Reykjanes Eruption Volcanic Eruption

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Back to Iceland

Iceland Images Rayburn Tours

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Island Zombie

Art Books Iceland Landscape Photography Roni Horn Sense of Place Stanfords Travel Travel Writing USA

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Fancy a beer?

Bastard Brewing Beer Brewery Reykjavik

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Hérna sonur - á hausinn á mér

Besta deild karla Breidablik Football Reykjavik Vikingur FC

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Geysir

Art Books Geysir History Natural History Pamphlet Travel

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Drive and Listen

Cities Reykjavik Travel Urban

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