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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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Lupins and biodiversity

December 04, 2025

Biodiversity Environment Hákon Bjarnason Humans and Nature Invasive Species Lupins Plants Soil Soil Conservation Service Soil Erosion Wilderness

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An existential threat

December 04, 2025

AMOC Atlantic Ocean Climate Breakdown Climate Change Oceans Risk

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New lagoon under construction

December 04, 2025

Blue Lagoon Environment Lagoon Landscape Change RUV Tourist developments Þjórsárdalur

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50 000 page views

November 25, 2025

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Rayburn Tours - prize winners

November 21, 2025

Awards Iceland Rayburn Rayburn Tours

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Whales - watching or hunting?

November 15, 2025

Husavik Hvalur Reykjavik Tourism Whale Watching Whaling Wildlife

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A roundabout post

November 15, 2025

Alda Sigmundsdottir Roads Roundabout Tourists Traffic

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Snow

November 02, 2025

Extreme weather Images Photography Rayburn Tours Reykjavik Snow Weather

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Going for a swim...

November 02, 2025

Coast Iceland Journeys Records Swimming Travel

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Aha - deliveries

October 28, 2025

Aha Apps Food delivery Reykjavik

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RSGS Talks

October 27, 2025

Climate Change Iceland RSGS Talks

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Grindavík - a community that survives - and thrives

October 27, 2025

Grindavik Iceland Monitor Living with volcanoes Resilience Reykjanes Eruption Tourism Visit Grindavik Volcanic Eruptions

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Be prepared for the new Schengen arrangements

October 16, 2025

Brexit EES Passport Schengen Tourists Visitors

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A new lagoon

October 16, 2025

Geothermal Spa Hvita River Laugarás Laugarás Lagoon Spa Swimming Pools

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Sharing the blog on Substack

October 12, 2025

Newsletter Substack

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Flooding cuts through the ring road near Hofn

October 08, 2025

East Iceland Flooding Hazards Hofn N1 Ring Road Roads

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The famous Selfoss tree

October 04, 2025

Bridge Images Landmarks Olfusa Resilience Rivers Selfoss Trees

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Play stops

September 29, 2025

Airlines Discover the World Education Flights Logistics Play Play Airlines Rayburn Tours Travel

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Rhian Meara in 'GeoScientist' magazine.

September 11, 2025

Culture GeoScience Heimaey Journal Articles Research Rhian Meara Social Society Volcanic Eruptions Westmann Islands

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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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