Tag: Jökulsárlón
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Iceland: adventure under the midnight sun
Forged by fire and honed by ice, Iceland is home to some of the greatest wilderness areas in Europe. Small in population to begin with, the vast majority of people live in Reykjavik, leaving huge expanses undeveloped, practically free from human impact. The result is a visually stunning landscape with points of natural interest around…
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Day 2: Driving the Ring Road in Iceland | Vik to Höfn
On our second day on the Ring Road in Iceland, we continued heading east along the south coast towards the fishing village of Höfn. Only a 205 km drive straight, it took 10 hours with all of the amazing stops in between. We drove through drastically changing terrains from a lava field covered in moss…
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How to see the best of Iceland in 10 Days
Iceland seems to be on everybody’s bucket list these days, and for good reason. This small European country is incredibly easy to get to from North America or Europe. Icelandair and Wow airlines offer great deals on nonstop flights and from Toronto, a 5 hour direct flight is basically the same as travelling to the other side of the…
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Things They Don’t Tell You About Iceland
What You Need to Know Before Traveling to Iceland (Winter Edition) We just got back from a winter trip to Iceland, and man, what a fun trip we had. We also only had 7 days (with flights), so we tried to get everything in that we could. Lots of research went into planning our trip,…
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Iceland Route Guide: a 2-week Iceland travel itinerary
There is only one country in the world which has so many natural wonders and that’s Iceland. The rugged Mars-like landscape filled with natural hot springs, powerful waterfalls, volcanoes, and glaciers has become immensely popular over the last few years and that is for a very good reason. Iceland is one of a kind and…
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Wild Iceland – 15 day photography road trip
We departed Seattle on March 1st and flew directly to Reykjavik. My favorite part of the flight was watching the northern lights dance across the sky from 37,000 feet – definitely a once in a lifetime experience! Learn form this traveler The above information, picture, title and text was all taken from the blog that…
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Iceland in one week – a budget friendly itinerary
Talk to anyone who has been to Iceland and one of the first things they tell you is that it is absolutely stunning, and should be on everyone’s bucket list. Another thing they will tell you is that it is an incredibly expensive place to visit. Like, probably the most expensive country in the world. …