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Iceland

Driving around the island early June 2010
and again, in a 4WD, in middle of August 2013.

picture missing The people – descendants of Viking families and Celtic slaves
picture missing Food – delicious dishes and stuff you might not be willing to eat
picture missing Roads – from nice paved roads to very rough tracks for 4WD only
picture missing Vegetation – or – sadly – the lack thereof
picture missing Volcanism – the everlasting birth of Iceland
picture missing Hot springs – outdoor baths, house heating, and geysers
picture missing Waterfalls – tourist attractions and sources of electricity and controversies
picture missing Churches – built by a people that has been through much hardship
picture missing Reykjavik – the capital of Iceland – a city that feels both small and big
picture missing Akureyri – "The capital of North Iceland" and a botanic garden near the Arctic Circle
picture missing Husavik – "The whale watching capital of Iceland"
picture missing Seyðisfjörður – built from Norwegian timber by immigrated Norwegian fishermen
picture missing Höfn – a small town called "Harbour" and the Hornafjörður Moon
picture missing Mývatn – a very special lake in North Iceland and its surrounds
picture missing Krafla – an active volcanic area and a geothermal power station
picture missing Hljóðaklettar – cliffs returning confusing echoes
picture missing Öxnadalur – birthplace of Jónas Hallgrímsson, celebrated language guy
picture missing Vík í Mýrdal – between the volcano and the deep blue sea
picture missing West of Vík – basalt columns and cliffs with "doors"
picture missing Jökulsárlón – a lagoon with a lot of large size chunks of glacier ice
picture missing Lakagígar – and the deadliest volcanic events of the second millennium
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