"Welcome to my travel pages :D" Regina1965's Profile

Iceland is the country where I was born and raised. It is an island in the North-Atlantic ocean 103.000 km2 in size, with only ca 319.100 inhabitants, 160.240 men and 158.940 women, so we have a lot of space, and Reykjavík is our capital, the northernmost capital in the world and that is where I live. Ca 63% of the nation lives in the Great-Reykjavík area in the South-west corner of Iceland, or 203.050 (in 2011).

In ca 874 Vikings from Norway came to Iceland and settled here. On their way they kidnapped people from Ireland so our heritage is Norwegian and Celtic. I have added an album here on my homepage of both my Norwegian Viking and Irish heritage. Iceland is a volcanic island often called the land of ice and fire. Have a look at my pictures and tips on my country, most of the tips are under Iceland

If you want to see geysers, 800 hot springs and mud pots, 10.000 waterfalls, 15 active volcanos, the Northern lights, bathe in the Blue lagoon, go whale-watching, see the habitats of the elves and trolls, cross the Arctic circle, walk in the rift of the tectonic plates, cross the bridge from Europe to America, visit the sites of the Vikings, see the sun at midnight, see 11.500 square kilometers of glaciers up close, taste fermented shark, see vast lava fields, see 10.000.000 puffins and get to know Icelandic people* then do pay us a visit :D

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Benalmádena, Spain.

I started on VT in October 2007 so my tips and photos are only from and after that time. But my first trip abroad was to Copenhagen in 1973 and I fell in love with that beautiful city, coming from Reykjavík the difference in architecture and size of Copenhagen compared to my home-town just blew me away.

1976 I visited Italy for the first time, Ligniano and Venice and fell in love with palm-trees.
1977 I visited Tenerife for the first time and have since created a travel page on Tenerife on VT.
1978 I visited Gran Canaria, which I have visited many times since then and built a Gran Canaria page here on VT.
1979 I visited London for the first time and it was quite a culture shock seeing the big crowds of people.
1980 I visited Copenhagen again.
1981 I spent time in Copenhagen and at a Ungdomshöjskole in Ribe in Jylland in Denmark to study Danish.
1983 I spent 2 months in Göttingen, Germany at a Göethe Institut studying German.
1984 I went to Ibiza, Spain and Amsterdam, Holland with fellow graduates from college.
1985 I visited Switzerland and Germany and then spent 3,5 months in Perugia, Italy to study Italian.
1986 I spent a month in Rimini, Italy + other cities.
1987 I spent 4 months in London studying Macrobiotics.
1988 I visited London again.
1989 I got a ride on a freight-ship carrying salt-cod to Lisboa, Portugal, and spent some time in Porto and Lisboa. This turned out to be my last trip for 14 years when I got inundated with work and held down 2 jobs and later got too ill to travel.

So when I started travelling again I went wild and went in 2003 to London, which I had been dreaming of for so many years. It was all that I had dreamt of and I was there during the biggest heat-wave in 40 years, it was 38 degrees C - I loved it. In 2003 I also visited Copenhagen again.
2004 I visited London 3 times, Alhaurin el Grande in Spain and Darmstadt in Germany. I also spent 1,5 months in Serbia in 2004.
2005 I visited London 3 times and spent 2 months in Serbia and Montenegro.
2006 I visited London and Canada
2007 I went 7 times abroad and visited London, Canada, Torremolinos, Spain twice and I have a Torremolinos page here on VT. I also went to Barcelona, China, Gran Canaria and Tenerife in 2007.
2008 I went to Gran Canaria twice and Torremolinos but that year I travelled around Iceland and went on many camping trips in my country.
2009 - A 6-months'-stay in Torremolinos, Spain at the end of March-September. I also visited Gibraltar and Morocco. And a month´s stay in Gran Canaria in November.
2010 I went on a two weeks' trip to London and spent 3 weeks in Canada. I also went on many camping trips in Iceland. In September I visited Torremolinos and in Oct./Nov. I visited Gran Canaria again for a month.
2011 I went to Gran Canaria in Februar/March. Then Canada for the whole of May and in Torremolinos, Spain, in June-October.
2012 I went to Norway in April, am still here.

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My first VT-meeting was with Mariel in 2008.

Marielexoteria Mariel from Sweden, whom I met in Iceland.

OH_DK Ove, from Denmark, whom I met in Iceland.

Coollikethat Laila, from Canada, whom I have met both in Iceland and in Canada.

Cwaterbury Charles, from Dallas, USA, whom I met in Iceland.

Barb4054 Barbara, from Poland/Switzerland, whom I met in Iceland.

AussieMadCow Anita, from Australia, whom I met both in Iceland and in London.

Carastar Cara from USA, whom I met in Iceland.

Uzid Uzi from Israel, whom I met in Iceland.

Smirnofforiginal Emma from England, whom I met in Iceland.

I have added albums here on my homepage on these meetings with VT-members.

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AnneMarie and Alexander in March 2012.

Toonsarah Sarah, and her husband, whom I met for lunch in a restaurant in Reykjavík´s old center in February 2012.

AnaMM AnnaMarie and her husband, Alexander, whom I met on Volcano house down-town Reykjavík on the 26th of March. They came to Iceland for 3 weeks!

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Stace - my first VT-meeting in Marbella in 2009.

Carmela71 Carmen, whom I met in Marbella, Spain.

Beach_dog Stace, whom I met in Marbella, Spain.

Coollikethat Laila, whom I have met both in Iceland and in Canada on two occasions.

Greggor58 Greggor, whom I met in Canada on two of my trips there.

AussieMadCow Anita, whom I met both in Iceland and in London.

I have added albums here on my homepage on these meetings with VT-members.

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Greg and I by Barron Canyon in Ontario in 2011.

Greggor58is a great host in Ottawa. I spent a month there and he took me on a trip of Ottawa and we went on a trip to Algonquin park and Barron Canyon, which is an awesome place. I have added a personal travelogue here on my homepage on the time spent with VT-member Greg.

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Moon-like landscape in North-Iceland.

There is an amazing mud pot area in Iceland, Mývatn, Hverfjall. You get the feeling of being on the moon. This area in Námaskarð has often been called "eldhús djöfulsins" or "Hell's (The Devil's) kitchen" because of the sulphur smell and the boiling mud pools all around you. You will understand this comparison when visiting this place.
Have a look at it and other amazing places in Iceland under things to do in Iceland

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Strokkur - eruption - South-Iceland.

This natural phenomenon is only to be seen in Iceland, nowhere else in Europe, so it is well worth a visit. Geysir is claimed to be the biggest in the world, and has given its name to all other hot-springs which are called geysers. Although this geothermal area is named after Geysir then the "geysir" which erupts most frequently (like every 5 minutes), is called Strokkur. Take a look at my Geysir travel-pages Geysir for more pictures and information and under Iceland

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