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Our Family’s Camino de Santiago Adventure
Hi! Last summer, our family of five backpacked 150 miles of the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. It was an epic and meaningful adventure we will never forget. If you’re interested in learning...
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Hiking in Landmannalaugar: Climbing Brennisteinsalda and Blahnukur
For a range of photos and videos showing the wonders of Landmannalaugar, please visit this blog post. It wasn’t long after we booked our flights to Iceland and we had started our trip planning that I...
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Iceland, Part 7 of 7: Our Epic Grand Finale–Climbing Snaefellsjokull Volcano...
Map of the grand finale of our Iceland Vacation, Part 7 of 7. “I dream with my eyes open.” ― Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth For our grand finale in Iceland, we signed up for a guided...
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Iceland, Part 6 of 7: Gullfoss, Þingvellir National Park, Reykjavik and the...
Map of our Part 6 of our Iceland itinerary. We left the Highlands of Iceland today and headed for Reykjavik. Along the way to Reykjavik, we stopped at the gorgeous Gullfoss and also spent time in...
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Iceland, Part 5 of 7: Epic Hiking and Exploring in Landmannalaugar
Access to Landmannalaugar is on rough, dirt roads which require a 4×4 vehicle. Apparently, Iceland’s most famous musician, Björk, used to walk across Iceland’s tundra singing at the top of her lungs....
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Iceland, Part 4 of 7: Studlagil Canyon, Dettifoss, Viti Crater, Hverfjall...
A map of our road trip for Part 4 of our Iceland Trip. By now, I think the tourism slogan for Iceland should be, simply: Whoa! I have found myself saying this word more times in our short time in...
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Iceland, Part 3 of 7: Fjallsjokull, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Diamond...
Map of our road trip for Part 3 of our Iceland Adventure. On our epic family trips, we keep a family journal. Every evening, all five of us reflect on the day and its adventures and write our thoughts...
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Iceland, Part 2 of 7: Katla Ice Cave, Skeiðarár Monument, Vatnajökull,...
“When I travel, I travel not so much to move, as to be moved.” –Pico Iyer The map of our road trip for Part 2. Our Day 3 in Iceland was sure to be epic. A few months ago, we signed up to go on a...
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Iceland, Part 1 of 7: Blue Lagoon, Kerid Crater, Seljalandsfoss,...
Finally, after disembarking from our 7.5-hour, direct, redeye flight from Denver, we had feet on the ground in Iceland! The anticipation as we landed and walked to baggage claim was palpable. This...
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Iceland: A Country Whose Slogan Should be “Whoa”
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” (Jack Kerouac) Or go to Iceland. We returned from our epic Iceland...
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