View over Kraków on a fresh January day
I have been taking photos ever since my uncle and aunt inspired me to buy my first DSL at the age of 16. I was born in Holland, moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands, immigrated to Sweden. Here I wrote a travel guide book as thick as a brick about my new home country, was a news and radio correspondent and was a teacher in Swedish schools. 15 years after settling in the land of the Vikings, I popped over to the southern side of the Baltic Sea, and found my third home in Kraków, Poland. The third time's the charm.
In July, I visited Iceland. For a long time high on my wishlist, the country has blown me away. Together with my love, I navigated 3,200 kilometres (1,988 miles) across the main island by car, hiked up and down into gorgeous landscapes, beheld some wildlife, and enjoyed a few settlements including Reykjavik. The first six of my Iceland series are live: the active Leirhnjúkur / Krafla volcano; Grindavik 1 day before the July 2025 eruption, the Snæfellsnes peninsula with its dramatic landscapes, the Westfjords with even more impressive scenery, Norðurland (The North) and the spectacular Eastfjords.
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 6 August 2025
Kraków, 6 August 2025
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Eastfjords & Austurland
6 August 2025 • The mountains of the Eastfjords are more pointy, the roads can be an adventure and the Eastfjords and its Austurland region have a lot of gems to discover. I've only "touched" part of the landscape here. But I would love to go back to see more, any time.
Norðurland
* NEW PHOTOS 3 AUGUST. First publication 1 August 2025 • The north of Iceland is a joy to drive through. The landscape is varying. From green covered hills to a Mars-like landscape in a giant active volcano. It has a very cute town - Húsavík, Europe's most powerful waterfall and so many more highlights for those who wish to see them and has time on their hands.
Westfjords
27 July 2025 • Stunning, relatively remote and with Europe's largest bird cliff on the most western point of the entire continent. That are the Westfjords (Vestfirðir), the oldest part of Iceland made from ancient volcanic sediments. The Westfjords are full of little gems you come across on your way, and that includes a great place to say "hi" to the puffins.
Snæfellsnes
23 July 2025 • The Snæfellsnes peninsula is a great place to discover the dramatic Icelandic landscape and still close to the capital of Reykjavik. Mountains, ocean, and splendid views are everywhere. One can spot seals, unique birds and the "Mount Fuji" of the area: Snæfellsjökull. The volcano of 1,446 metres (4,744 ft) above sea level has a snowy glacier on top, making it look extra impressive - also in summer.
Grindavik - 1 day before the July 2025 volcanic eruption
20 July 2025 • Many new houses and apartment buildings completely deserted, a lone fire chief car patrolling the streets, one petrol pump still working, and a single small supermarket open. The town of Grindavik in Southwestern Iceland has been almost a ghost town ever since the 2023 and 2024 eruption of the Sundhnúkur. The 3,600 inhabitants were evacuated, and since then only about 100 have returned. On 16 July 2025, less than 24 hours after my overnight stay at the local camping, the earth spoke again.
Leirhnjúkur, Krafla and Hverir
19 July 2025 • Step onto a different planet when visiting the 10-kilometre (6.2-miles) wide Leirhnjúkur crater, part of the Krafla system and one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland. See geothermal smoke rising from the ashes, observe the bright white-blue volcanic lakes and stroll through a black lava rock landscape alternated by some of the most colourful hills and rock fields.
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