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HUSAVIK, Iceland — Living in a country that straddles two tectonic plates and has 130 or so volcanoes, Icelanders are no strangers to earthquakes and eruptions. But a lava stream that flowed into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. From phenomenal volcanic landscapes to glaciers and waterfalls ...

In Iceland, volcanoes line up like pearls on a string. In the mountains and valleys the ground boils. It smokes, hisses and bubbles. Although rising from the sea as a bare lava island, life thrives on ...

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TENS of thousands of pensioners can get free £30 vouchers to spend in a major supermarket. Iceland has teamed up with the Rothesay Foundation, which seeks to improve quality of life for older people, ...