Move over, powdery white shores — there's something irresistibly dramatic about black sand beaches. Black sand beaches offer ...

Vik Beach, Iceland – Another of Iceland’s famous black sand beaches, Vik Beach is located near the small village of Vík í Mýrdal. The beach is known for its striking contrast between the ...

Vik Beach, Iceland – Another of Iceland’s famous black sand beaches, Vik Beach is located near the small village of Vík í Mýrdal. The beach is known for its striking contrast between the black sand, ...

Forget your well-worn winter break—this is the year of the transformational timeout, where “self-care” is about more than just getting away; it’s about coming back better. From spa days in the Swiss ...

The 2014 #MyStopover campaign turned layovers into week-long adventures, flooding Instagram with images of steaming hot springs, glacier lagoons and volcanic black-sand beaches. Soon ...

there is nowhere quite like Iceland. Hole up in a romantically far-flung hotel, with excursions to see dramatic waterfalls and Vik’s black-sand beaches in the south; or spot minke, blue and even ...

Iceland is one of the most magnificent countries to visit, but living there is another story Have ... cobalt-blue glaciers and black-sand beaches. From a practical perspective, though, not a ...

This was our second visit to Iceland, having gone once before in 2013. The last time we rented a small car and camped in our ...

But, in this particular Visakhapatnam coastal area, particularly along the RK beach, there are very few chances to say that the black sand is due to mineral deposits. Opaque minerals are ...

That’s because this sunny spot has beaches filled with black volcanic sand which stands as a strong contrast compared to its bright blue, crystal-clear waters. There are only about 20 black sand ...

But if you're ready to get out there and start confidently collecting ... that honor went to Iceland. To determine which countries rank as the safest, the company used its own data, which it ...