Heading towards Myvatn area

Myvatn - don't say that if you have a cold!

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April 6th 2015
Having picked up the rest of our little group from the airport we finally set off on our tour of the Myvatn area. As we drive off over the fjord and along the shore, the same way I went on my bus trip to Husavik, we find out from our guide Oskar a few interesting snippets of information about Iceland and the area we are driving through: ~ Myvatn is pronounced nothing like I'd thought and goe ... 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