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Photos of a Mountain Summit – Skaftafell, Iceland

Posted on October 18, 2011 by chronictraveler

One of the pinch-me moments of my Iceland trip occurred in Skaftafell National Park. A hiker’s wonderland of waterfalls, glaciers, and mountains. I arrived expecting the same vistas I had already experienced elsewhere in Iceland and found myself immersed in … Continue reading →

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Photos of East Iceland – Fjords and Glaciers

Posted on October 15, 2011 by chronictraveler

Found time within a truly crazy week to post my next batch of photos from Iceland. This slideshow includes the awe-inspiring East Fjords, full of dramatic mountain peaks, stomach-churning switch-backed roads and deep fjords. I also stood on the shores … Continue reading →

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Glaciers, Steaming Fissures, Volcanoes, and a Humpback Whale – This is Iceland!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by chronictraveler

Fyrirgefðu! Sorry for not updating in the past few days, I have been off the grid, in the land of very expensive Internet and weekends where everything shuts down. Currently I am sitting in the Vatnajökull National Park Visitor Centre, … Continue reading →

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Glaciers and Norse Ruins

Posted on August 8, 2011 by chronictraveler

I am in a “pinch me” moment. Greenland is beyond my imaginings and that is saying something! This will be an extremely short post as everything is super expensive here, including Internet. But I just had to tell you about … Continue reading →

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Volcanic Excitement in Iceland

Posted on March 24, 2010 by chronictraveler

As a reminder that travel can and will always bring the unexpected, a volcano in a glacial region I am planning to visit in Iceland recently erupted. Maybe you saw the headlines about it, maybe not. It is the volcano … Continue reading →

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