Reykjavik
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Road Tripping Through Iceland
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This past July, 2010, I explored Iceland with my Finnish friend Sari Laukka. We rented a car in Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, and drove a complete lap around the country on Route 1. Route 1 is the only road that circumnavigates the entire country, and passes through an incredible amount of different terrain. Overall, the trip…
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Iceland Day Ten – Reykjavik to New York
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Today was my last day in Iceland, and a relaxing one. Kelly and I went over to meet Louise at the pool, and we relaxed in the hot pot for a bit. A true Icelandic way to end a thoroughly Icelandic trip. Tonight, I’m flying back to New York. Stay tuned for the trip wrapup.…
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Iceland Day Nine – Reykjavik
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This morning Sari made it successfully to the Keflavik airport to go home to Helsinki, and I woke up early to go Scuba Diving. Diving in Iceland is a bit different than diving in other, more tropical parts of the world. This morning, I drove out with Arctic Adventures to Thingvelir national park, to dive…
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Iceland Day Eight – Vik to Reykjavik
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Today, Sari and I woke up early in the small town of Vik, and started out drive back into Reykjavik. The first stop of the day was at the fast-moving Solheimajokull glacier, which we stopped at for a bit to hike around on the ice. In this area of Iceland, ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic…
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Iceland Day Two – Reykjavik to Blonduos
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Iceland is beautiful. Last night Sari finally got in to Reykjavik around 3:00, and met me, where I was already asleep, at Sabrina’s house. This morning we woke up early, and after walking around the Reykjavik harbor and finding breakfast, we hit the road for the Blue Lagoon. Since the earth’s crust is so thin…