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Fear – Another Reason America Doesn’t Travel
Fear is one reason Americans don’t travel. So many of us are scared in our own borders, and the thought of going someplace where the language, food and customs are different is simply too much. It’s totally irrational, and too many of us are willing participants.
6 Things About Iceland You Won’t Find in Guidebooks
Guidebooks can help you plan a good trip – but there’s no substitute for having your feet on the ground to truly experience a place. Here are a few odd tidbits you’ll find out from walking around Iceland that you’ll never learn from a guidebook.
Views of Iceland’s Prime Hiking Destination
Landmannalaugar isn’t so much a place. It’s more of a rip in the space-time continuum.
Consider its summer: It’s hard to tell 3 a.m. from 3 p.m. It can wrap you in the warmth of geothermal vents, chill you with wind, hose you down with rain – all in the span of 30 minutes. You can [...]
New Zealand for the Photographer
Travelers who love taking photos will come home from New Zealand with some of their best-ever images. Here are three places you shouldn’t miss if you want to take photos worthy of framing and hanging – and maybe even selling.
Iceland’s Coffee Culture a Cure for the Common Starbucks
Three Great Coffeehouses in Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik, the capitol of Iceland, is absolutely bristling with inviting coffeehouses. Kaffitar, Cafe Rot and Sufistinn Kaffihus are three of its best.
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Wandering Justin Eats Rancid Shark Meat – And Lives!
Hákarl is a fierce Icelandic dish made from decaying shark meat. It allegedly made celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay vomit. Watching travelin’ dude Wandering Justin take it on!
Stjarnan FC Soccer Fans the Highlight of First Day in Iceland
When you’re visiting a foreign country, do what the bearded, face-painted dude wielding a 6-foot-tall staff topped with a skull tells you to do. You’ll have more fun that way. Meet the fans of Stjarnan F.C., a soccer team in Iceland.
Life Without the Sunset – Iceland in Summer
When you visit Iceland in summer, get ready for the shock of a sky that never really darkens. Even when you know to expect it, it is still strange and surreal.
