Is Iceland Dangerous To Travel In Winter?
by Looking at the news over the past 2 months, the thought arises whether Iceland is a dangerous country to travel in the winter or whether …
Category: Observations
Many things happen or are discussed in Iceland that are worth considering. We enjoy working with data because it can reveal a lot about our society. Sometimes there is a photograph worth discussing or an experience worth sharing.
We enjoy sharing a single thought, idea, a question to be answered or observation with you. Here at Iceland in Focus, this is the place where anything goes.
Thinking About Summer In The Midst Of Fierce Winter Storm
The weather in Iceland has been bad to say the least. If fierce bad weather and lots of snow is an indicator of global warming …
A Touch of Old And The Infinite View
When the old meets infinity with a splash of romance, the magic happens. Sometimes it’s enough to sit in front of the endless horizon and …
Treasure Shores
Iceland’s beaches are different. In the south of the country there are large black sandy beaches but in other parts of the country the beaches …
Fireworks Are Next
Next up are the fireworks and New Year’s Eve. A beloved tradition that is now on shaky ground. It seems the fireworks are polluting and …
Christmas Day in The Westfjords
The mood of the day is stillness and tranquility. The weather is cold but still and the sun does some paintwork on the sky. Christmas …
Time For Appreciation
It has been said that Christmas is a time of gratitude and there is a lot of truth in that statement. If people feel good …
Weaknesses In Iceland’s Infrastructure Exposed
The bad weather in the past couple of weeks has exposed weaknesses in infrastructure that has caught many interested parties off guard. Areas in the …
Full Force Snowstorm
The past few days have been difficult across the country. There has been heavy snowfall in the north of Iceland and wind speed has been …
Told And Untold Stories
Icelanders are a great history nation. Every year, many books are published in the months before Christmas. Icelanders love to tell stories and they love …
Hooked On The Harbour
It’s amazing how the environment changes a lot in the early winter sunset when the sky is clear and the sea is calm. This is …
The Guiding Lights Around Iceland
When the country is an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean it is necessary to place lighthouses along its shore to guide ships …
Pink Is The Innocent Winter Color
When the daylight time is short and bright over the winter, the pink color comes along and sets an incredibly beautiful look on the landscape. …
Freaky Looping Snow Storm
Sometimes the weather in Iceland is quite freaky. You go out in the sunshine and after a few minutes it is pouring rain or snowing. …
Snow Covered Valley
Thick newly fallen snow is incredibly clean and beautiful. Sometimes it is so thick that it changes the landscape. This snow fell one winter in …
Unpredictable Winter Road Conditions
When a major increase began in the arrival of tourists a few years ago, there were also a large number of those who came to …
The Day The Wind Stopped Blowing
In the western part of the country there are places that are very windy. In these places, it can be dangerous to be on the …
The Valley With Three Peaks
Everyone has a valley they find the most beautiful of all. The green valleys, the steep valleys, the wide valleys or sand valleys. My favorite …
Birds Watching Landscape
On this bright and beautiful autumn day we were not the only ones enjoying the scenic landscape from the harbour. At first we did not …
Moonshine and Moonlight Moment
You can never know what the moonshine and moonlight will be like in the Westfjords. Sometimes the sky is clear and the moon illuminates the …
The Pond Past And Present
Reykjavik has changed a lot in recent years and decades. It can be said that it has changed from being rather relaxed city with a …
The Financial Crisis Of 2008 In Retrospect
Icelanders suffered financial crisis in 2008, like many other nations at that time. There were difficult times that followed and many things were revealed about …
The Much Wanted Old Manuscripts
Once upon a time, actually in the eighteenth century, was a guy that collected manuscripts in Iceland. Among other things he collected 700 manuscripts that …
Making The Impossible Possible Eighty Years Ago
We stumbled recently upon a fascinating photo of a lighthouse on a 40 meter high rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. And we …
Climate Change For The People Or By The People
Climate change is on people’s minds and there is a reason for it. The world is heading for a difficult future if not acted upon …
The Visitor’s View
There are tens of thousands of visitors that visit the Westfjords of Iceland via cruise ships. Sometimes the streets of the small town of Isafjordur …
We Figure It Out
Statistics is a great tool to examine how communities are formed and their main characteristics. Iceland in Focus has a great love for statistics so …
From Turf Houses to Skyscrapers In One Century
It is very interesting to think about the great changes in society that have taken place in Iceland over the past hundred years. Hundred years …
Between A Rock and A Hard Place
It’s amazing how nature works. The need for all organisms to reproduce and survive is so strong that life ignites and thrives in the most …
Ocean’s Chain
Icelanders are as closely connected to the sea as any nation can be. For more than a thousand years, the fish around Iceland have kept …