Along the hike to Svartifoss

May 21st 2016
Skaftafella is the country's favorite wilderness according to Lonley Planet. The history of Skaftafella was a farm at the foot of the hills. Shifting glacial sands slowly buried the fields and forced the farm to relocate. The farms were wiped out after the 1362 eruptions and the land became known as "land under the sands"! The area is home to several beautiful hiking trails and waterfalls. Sva ... 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

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Brittany Hunka

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St. Augustine once said, "the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." This particular quote has been an inspiration to many of my travels. There is something to be said about what happens to a person when he/she leaves his comfort zone in search of something more in this world. Many of you understand this transcending experience, if you've ever really traveled. There is quite the difference between a traveler and a tourist, and if you've ever "really traveled", you understand that difference. Becoming a traveler has forever changed me, and I am ever grateful for t... full info

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