Thingvellir

South and west Iceland

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April 12th 2012
An American contacted me early January 2012, said he and his daughter of 30+ were going to be in Iceland for about 4-6 days and could I be their guide. I picked them up at the airport on March 28 and we started the tour on the 30th. First we went over to the area where the parliament of Iceland was founded back in the year 930. This is also the site where the North American tectonic plate is drift ... read more

Europe » Iceland

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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