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A journey around Iceland (Part 2) The Golden Circle
The most popular day trip from Reykjavik is to the “Golden Circle” — three beautiful natural attractions which aren’t golden or even vaguely circular. The first of these is located about a one hour drive from the capitol, the farthest at least another hour further. All three sites are well worth seeing.
This is one of Iceland’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the other, Surtsey, is a recently formed uninhabited volcanic island). Thingvellir is remarkable for two reasons. First, it’s a rift valley, with the opposing walls of this valley moving in opposite directions at a rate of …
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A journey around Iceland (Part 1) Reykjavik
I love visiting places that are rich in scenery, mountains, rivers, waterfalls and hiking; Iceland seemed a good fit for me. Until a few years ago the cost of a trip to Iceland was prohibitive. But recently prices have dropped to the point where Iceland is no longer “extremely expensive”, just “expensive” (in line with much of Europe). So off my brother and I went and on one of Icelandair’s 757s and had a terrific early fall visit at the end of their busy summer tourist season. This is the first of a few posts outlining the different regions we visited during our stay in “Island” (how locals spell their country’s name).
When people hear the name “ICEland” it conjures up …
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