Icelandic horses

Iceland Complete - Completed

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May 10th 2017
We started the day with a walk from our hotel to a Herring Museum. Herring fishing is credited with shaping Iceland and their modern society. At times it accounted for up to 35% of exports. Its first processing plant was built in 1911 and at times shifts lasted 48 hours. By 1968 it was all over due to either overfishing or the fish stocks moving. There are now strict quotas divided between Iceland ... read more

Europe » Iceland

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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