But none of that prepared me to do 30 m.p.h. on a narrow, icy highway in northern Iceland ... Icelandic maps divide roads into five types, from the paved Ring Road, or Route 1, to the mountainous, ...

Jökulsárlón is a glacial lagoon located on the Ring Road in Southeast Iceland. (Photo: Aaron Rasmussen) The window to drive all 828 miles of Iceland’s stunning Route 1, also known as the Ring ...

If you visit in the winter, the long nights might even bring the northern lights down as you cruise Iceland’s famed Ring Road, also known as Route 1, the 1300-kilometer road that circles the ...

I'm an award-winning travel writer/podcaster; been to 100+ countries. I recently drove Iceland's two-lane ring road around this Kentucky-size island. Along the drive: frozen glaciers split by ...

Iceland’s ring road, officially known as Route 1, is a 820-mile scenic paradise for road-trippers looking to explore the country beyond Reykjavik. Circling the perimeter of the Nordic country ...

From Reykjavik the Ring Road can be tackled either way, but driving counterclockwise (starting along the south coast) provides a faster introduction to what makes Iceland so special. Reaching the ...

Perhaps the huldufolk are sharing their wisdom with their fellow islanders; not only is a trip around Iceland’s ring road beautiful, it could also provide a vision for the sustainable future of ...