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The Wild and Windy Westfjords

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August 20th 2022
Dear All I write up this blog entry from my time in the amazing Westfjords of Iceland. I certainly had a unique time there, and it was very much off-the-beaten tourist track, which I always like. The Lonely Planet says that only around 10% of visitors to Iceland make it to this part of the country, and it is well off the beaten Ring Road circuit. It was wet, windy, rugged and wild, and I had a ... read more

Europe » Iceland » Northwest » Hólmavík

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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