Björn Steinbekk will be traveling around Iceland this summer, writing articles about his travels, and posting drone videos on mbl.is’ travel section.

Iceland ranks tenth on a list of European countries best suited for travel by car during a vacation.

Icelandic Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has decided, in consultation with Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason, to keep current border measures regarding COVID-19 unchanged through the end of June.

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in Iceland as of Tuesday, June 15.

Part of the parking fees, collected near the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, will be used to fund improved access to the area.

A partial solar eclipse was visible in Iceland tomorrow morning.

Preparations are underway by the company Íslandsþari ehf. (Icelandic Kelp) for the construction of a new seaweed factory.

Landsbanki bank expects income from the travel industry to increase by ISK 120 billion (USD 993 million; EUR 814 million) this year, compared with last year.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Iceland tomorrow morning, Thursday.

“Little by little, the crater is closing,” Þorvaldur Þórðarson, geologist at the University of Iceland Institute of Earth Sciences tells mbl.is.

Mbl.is now operates three webcams that offer a continuous livestream of the Fagradalsfjall eruption.

The crater by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, spewed lava high into the air, creating magnificent material for a photo, when Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg flew over the area yesterday.

New hiking paths to the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, are under consideration.

Two of the world’s largest yachts were mooring in Kollafjörður fjord by Reykjavík last night.

When Arnar Þór Hafþórsson visited Dettifoss waterfall, Northeast Iceland, Saturday, he noticed two tourists standing dangerously close to the waterfall.

Two of the companies offering helicopter tours to the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, are booked up weeks in advance.

The 48-year old Icelandic man, Guðmundur Felix Grétarson, who in January became the first patient in the world to undergo transplant surgery of both arms and shoulders, has reason to be optimistic.

For the first time since May 18, scientists were able to fly over the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, Wednesday to take photos to be used for making a new 3D model of the lava field.

There could be a shortage of rental cars in Iceland in August and September, a person familiar with the car rental market tells Morgunblaðið.

At present, 62.5 percent of Icelanders aged 16 and older, or 184,619 people, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.