Kirkjufell Mountain and Waterfall

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and Up a Glacier

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August 22nd 2022
Dear All Greetings, in my penultimate entry on my amazing travels through Nordic lands this last summer. I believe I last wrote after having really enjoyed my time exploring the off-beat lands of the Westfjords. In this one I write about my time in the really quite remarkable Snæfellsnes peninsula - this was another wonderful place. I felt a cool vibe as soon as arrived in this unique part of I ... read more

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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