In the Atlantic Ocean between Norway and Greenland, touching the Arctic Circle with its northern edge, there lies a land that cherishes the memories of the Viking Age, where our journey in Travel Photography has taken us for the first time. The land of Volcanoes and Geysers and yet the land of ice. The ‘far far away’ Iceland, with its population of only over 300,000 people, earned the status of the most developed country of the world and the fourth most productive per capita by the United Nations’ Human Development Index in 2008.
Situated to the southwest of the island, the highly modernized capital Reykjavik is home for 60% of the total population of the country. Here is one of the warmest places of Iceland not only because of its numerous spa centres and night life, but also due to the warm waters of the Gulf stream that moderate the climate. The temperature in winter hardly ever drops below -10 degrees. In summer, however, it rarely goes above +15 degrees.
