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Welcome to Iceland!

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October 22nd 2016
Welcome to Iceland; country #57 for me. Super excited to be here, and holy crap is it windy! I checked the weather before I left and it forecasted rain, rain, rain and a bit more of rain. Oh, did I mention the gale force winds :-)? Yup - for once the weather forecast was very correct! It's not temperature cold - highs of +5 to +9 Celsius, so when it stops raining and blowing winds you actually get ... read more

Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík

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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