Reykjavik

Biking and Birding - Iceland June 2022. Reykjavik and Pingvellir.

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June 10th 2022
I have wanted to visit Iceland for a long time. I finally made it onto the Isle of Fire and Ice that straddle two tectonic plates in June 2022. I spent a month exploring the island. My route more or less followed the N1, The Ring Road, in an anti-clockwise direction. I spent a couple of days exploring Reykjavik before setting off. I set off to explore the peninsula of Seltjarnarnes which s ... read more

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more