Waiting to see if the northern lights will show...

Chasing the Northern Lights - Part One

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March 31st 2015
Having checked the Aurora forecast and finding a level 4 activity prediction (that's pretty good) and seeing that the cloud cover forecast is for clear skies I book a Northern Lights tour out from Reykjavik with a pick up at my hostel at 9.30pm. At 9.50 the guy turns up just as my hostel reception is phoning the company to see where my pick up has got to. Then follows a ridiculously circuitous rou ... read more

Europe » Iceland » Southwest

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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