An adventurous selfie taken from the very top of the Valahnúkamöl Ridge in the Reykjanes area of Southern Iceland. Hidden from view is the steep drop into the treacherous high waves and crashing surf of the Atlantic Ocean below.
Vestrahorn, on the Stokksnes Peninsula, is one of the Iceland's most breathtaking mountains. With peaks reaching up to 454 metres (1490 ft), steep cliffs rising from the sides of a beautiful lagoon, and stunning black sand beaches all around, Vestrahorn has become of the most photographed mountains in all of Iceland.
Sólfar the Sun Voyager, sitting on the Reykjavík waterfront, is a massive steel sculpture by artist Jón Gunnar Arnason. It may resemble a Viking ship, but was it was originally envisaged as dream boat and ode to the sun, based on a spiritual vision by Arnason. Curiously, Arnason was dying of leukaemia at the time the Sun Voyager was being constructed, so some argue that the Sun Voyager may have been viewed as a vessel that transports souls to the realm of death.