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Our first sight of the brilliant blue iceberg was from the road bridge. A shimmering galleon making stately progress through the channel where the lagoon feeds the ocean. It had been polished by its voyage down the glacial lake so it glittered like a sapphire, its ethereal beauty anointing the landscape. We had been expecting … Read more
Timing is everything – especially when it comes to travel. After all, turning up to see animals migrate when they’ve all left or visiting a fascinating desert city when it’s 45C is no fun at all. Luckily, help is at hand from the adventure experts at Lonely Planet, who have produced a ‘where to go … Read more
Iceland was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans. And as these incredible photographs show, we haven’t done much with the place. And that can only be a good thing because Iceland is one of the most staggeringly extraordinary places on earth. These images are from a new book in … Read more
Breathtaking drone footage shows the stunning landscape of Europe’s largest glacier, which covers nine per cent of Iceland Stefano Tiozzo filmed a series of unique aerial images of the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland earlier this year It is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume and at its deepest point it is 1,000 metres … Read more