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2018 Calendars are ready!

I’ve prepared FIVE different calendars for Ireland for 2018. Available for purchase HERE! Religious Ireland 2018 Calendar Irish Coasts 2018 Calendar Essential Ireland 2018 Calendar Neolithic Ireland 2018 Calendar Ireland Buildings 2018 Calendar REVISED! I’ve added more calendars! Iceland 2018

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My Journey to Rjúkandi on Vimeo

Rjúkandi,

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26 Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Iceland – Blog of Hammad Rais

Iceland is amazing. No, wait! Not just amazing, Iceland is breathtakingly amazing and is full of nature’s wonder. Ellen Burne went on an amazing trip to Iceland last year, sharing detailed in… Source: 26 Pictures That Will Make You Want

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My Full Trip Report from Iceland, July 2015 – with photos!

I’ve made a 2017 calendar of my Iceland photos! Available on Lulu!   The plan: 15 days around the Ring Road. My husband and I, in our mid-40s. Rent a 4X4 so we can go on the F-Roads. 2-3 nights

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October is here!

October is here! The time of stunning autumn leaves and scary movies. Do you love Hallowe’en? Do you hold a party, or decorate your house for the kids? Tell me why you love October! **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic

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Photographs from the east coast of Iceland, near Jökulsárlón

My journey to Iceland in July and August, 2015, consisted of: 3 nights in Reykjavik 2 nights in Skogar 2 nights near Jökulsárlón 3 nights near Lake Myvatn 3 nights in Holmavik 2 nights in Alftanes In total, I took

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Come away, O Human Child…

Come away, O Human child; To the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. — W. B. Yeats **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and

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Five Lighthouses to visit in Ireland

http://www.newstalk.com/reader/47.339/53417/0/?utm_content=buffer42d03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. – Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland – Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide

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My Final Full Trip Report from Iceland!

The plan: 15 days around the Ring Road. My husband and I, in our mid-40s. Rent a 4X4 so we can go on the F-Roads. 2-3 nights in each area. July 17th, Friday: I was able to get out of

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Dynjandi!

 OK, to me it sounds like Jumanji! But that was today’s goal. Actually, it was yesterday’s goal, but we turned back for home as Jason hadn’t been feeling well. Today was much better so we took a round trip in

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Damn the fog!

 Let me start by saying we have been blessed so far on our trip by the weather gods. The only time it has rained heavily is when we were traveling through mountains. Major sites were always, if not clear and

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Dettifoss the mighty!

Today we traveled what is dubbed ‘the Diamond Circle.’  Starting at Husavik, we went clockwise around the peninsula. But first, I must relate the gorgeous sunset over their rains we saw last night after my post. Words cannot describe it.

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Icebergs! Dead ahead!

Today was Iceberg Day. I did sneak in one waterfall, but icebergs were definitely the star.  Breakfast isn’t included in this guesthouse, so we went to the restaurant across the street to break our fast. They had many selections including

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Lug nuts and more glaciers in Iceland. 

We woke at 4:45am. I thought we were in vacation??? Breakfast starts at 8, so we went off to explore Cape Dyrholæy. There is a lighthouse on a lava cliff, filled with birds and fascinating formations. We even saw a

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Glacial ice caves and black sand beaches

Oh what a day!  We started with a fantastic breakfast at Skogar Guesthouse. Homemade bread, pancakes, homegrown eggs and other yummy stuff. Seljalandfoss was horribly crowded with tour buses, so we passed it and headed up the road to thorsmörk.

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The F in F-roads…

today was a traveling day! We checked out of our hostel in Reykjavik and traveled to Skogar. The long way. The very long way. What should have been a 3 hour trip was more like 10 hours. First we stopped

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Around the Golden Circle, or How to Dodge Tour Busses. 

Today we did the typical tourist thing and hit the big three attractions: Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss. However, we did it early enough to beat the tourists at the first stop. Not so much on the second ones. First stop

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