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Icelandic houses and Aurora Borealis at Stykkishólmur, Iceland

After a big day and a long drive, we arrived at our next accommodation, the charming town of Stykkisholmur . It was late afternoon by the time we arrived in town. We decided to take a walk through the quaint little town, towards the harbour and Súgandisey. Súgandisey is a basalt island next to the harbour that was recommended by our hotel staff. Climbing up the stairs, we got an amazing view of the town and the bay. The photo above is one of my favourites, I love the late afternoon sunset that coloured the sky.

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Kirkjufell, Iceland’s most photographed mountain

HDR of Kirkjufell Mountain

If you have been to Iceland or have been contemplating going to Iceland, you have probably come across one of Iceland’s most iconic mountains. Kirkjufell, the 463m mountain has very well photographed by thousands of photographers. You have no doubt seen much better shots than what I’ll be sharing below. Popularised in part by Game of Thrones. But mostly because it’s a very photogenic mountain, especially when photographed at certain times of the day.

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Walking Arnarstapi to Hellnar and the Black Church, Snaefellsnes, Iceland

Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland is a very popular spot for travellers to Iceland. Fjords, cliff walks, volcanic peaks, glaciers and beaches are some of the highlights.

The walk from Arnarstapi to Hellnar is one of the easier and more popular short walks in Iceland. We were very fortunate to have a blue sky sunny day when we visited Arnarstapi. We parked the car and leisurely made our way to Hellnar. We were treated to stunning sea side views, magnificent cliffs and moss-covered lava fields. It was one of my favourite places in Iceland. You could easily do a return walk in 2 hours. The landscape was a photographer’s paradise.

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West Fjords, Iceland Part II

I’m back with more photos from Iceland after having a month off from sharing photos from Iceland. After a quiet day checking out Dynjandi Waterfall, we spent the next day exploring more of the West Fjords. The highlights from the day were the site of the old whaling ship Gardar BA 64, Látrabjarg, Rauðisandur (Red sand beach) and Breiðavík Church (The red-roofed church).

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West Fjords’ Dynjandi Waterfall, Iceland

For the first time during our roadtrip, we were based at the same accommodation for two nights straight. It was a nice change to not be packing and unpacking daily. The thing with the West Fjords in Iceland is that quite a few of the sights that we wanted to visit were too far apart. This meant we only aimed to check out one thing this day, which was Dynjandi waterfall. As we had an early night the previous night, my friend and I woke up a bit earlier to walk aroudn the small town we were staying in. He flew his drone around while I explored the town on foot and took a few photos. The church above was a centre piece for the town. The illustrated map of Iceland on the wall was a pretty cool feature of the town.

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