Giant ice chunks on the beach and ice caves in glaciers. There is a clear reason why around 1 million people visit Jökulsárlón in Iceland every year. The Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach are must-dos, but don’t forget the Múlagljúfur Canyon!

Vík is the wettest place in all of Iceland. That doesn’t sound very inviting, does it? But it’s also the place of the black beach, the plane wreck, fun food trucks, and more. So, despite the rain, you should put Vík on your Iceland to-do list – and bring your raincoat.

The icy wind brings tears to my eyes and blows the car doors shut. It is chilly on Snæfellsnes in Iceland. But it is also cool in the other sense of the word because there is a lot to see on Snæfellsnes in a short time. So I brave the cold and warm up at a hostel with the appropriate name ‘The Freezer’ in the evening.

It sounds somewhat ominous: an excursion in Iceland in the valley of thunder god Thor. But with a super jeep and a super guide we overcome rough river crossings and falling icicles in Þórsmörk (Thorsmork).