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Me on the Geographic Arctic Circle

Grímsey Island
Akureyri and the Arctic Circle

August 17th 2022
Dear All Greetings once more from my Nordic travels this summer. I am very much settled back in the UK now, but I am continuing to publish my blog entries after an epic summer adventure in northern lands. This entry relates my further adventures in northern Iceland, after having already seen a blue whale, mind-blowing rock formations and volcanic lunar-like landscapes. It was pretty amazing so ... read more
Europe » Iceland » North » Akureyri

Icelandic Flag 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
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24th November 2022

Arctic circle
In 2021 we went to northern Sweden. We then went to the see the Arctic circle north of Haparanda. We took photos and posted on Facebook. Emma's brother-in-law then posted that he drives by that place twice a week. He is a truckdriver and he hauls goods from southern Sweden to the north and back every week. So much for us going to (what we thought was) exotic places. /Ake
24th November 2022

Arctic Circle
Lol! I guess the Arctic Circle isn't so exotic if you live in an Arctic country! For me it was incredibly exotic, and a really unique experience.

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