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Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon

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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 332.529 inhabitants (January 2016), so we have a lot of space. 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 205.470 (in 2013). In Reykjavík alone we have 122.460 inhabitants (January 2016).

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

Here is an excellent webpage, which is the biggest platform on travel services in Iceland - Guide to Iceland.

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Benalmádena, Spain.

My travels since 1973

My first trip abroad was to Copenhagen in 1973 and I fell in love with that beautiful city.
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.
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.
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.
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. I also visited Gibraltar and Morocco. And a month´s stay in Gran Canaria.
2010 I went on a two weeks' trip to London and spent 3 weeks in Canada. In September I visited Torremolinos and I visited Gran Canaria for a month.
2011 I went to Gran Canaria for a month. Then Canada for the whole of May and spent 4 months in Torremolinos, Spain.
2012 I spent 2,5 months in Norway. And 5 weeks in Canada. Then 1 month and 3 weeks in London.
2013 I spent 2 months in London, 5 days in Serbia and 1,5 months in Norway. Then London again in August and Copenhagen and Bergen in December.
2014 I visited London in April and Paris in June. Then London again in October.
2015 I visited Bergen in June and London in July.

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My first VT-meeting was with Mariel in 2008.

VT-MEMBERS I HAVE MET IN ICELAND

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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Balhannah - Dee - and I in Þingvellir in May 2013.

MEETING MORE VT-MEMBERS HERE

Toonsarah Sarah, and her husband, Chris, 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 2012.

Balhannah Dee came for a visit to Iceland in May 2013 and stayed with me for 3 days.

Ana came over to Iceland in June 2013 to do voluntary work for a year here. We first met on the 2nd of July and on many occasion after that.

Barb and Mark came over to Iceland for a month. We first met on the 2nd of July 2013 and many times during their stay. They introduced me to my husband-to-be and were invited to our wedding in 2014.

Travelfrosch. Mark and his family came over to Iceland for a week in July and we met on the 3rd of July 2013.

Jonathan Barker - Jonathan from England. We spent time together 22.8-24.8.

Rachel971 - Rachel and Zohar from Israel. We met on the 30.08.13.

Kirsten from Australia came for a week´s visit in October 2013. We spent several days together.

JumpingNorman Norman in June 2015. We met on 3 occasions.

DaveJo David in June 2015. We had already met each other in London in 2012. We met up on 3 occasions.

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

VT-MEMBERS I HAVE MET ABROAD

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.

Ina08 Daniela, whom I met in London.

Galaxy31 Angela, whom I met in London.

Parisforless Svetlana, whom I met on two occasions 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.

MORE VT-MEETINGS ABROAD

Greggor58 is 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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Jonathan, I and Fergy in East-London.

Meeting VT-members abroad

Planxty - a.k.a. Fergy is the best VT-guide in East-London. Fergy took Jonathan Barker and me on a very informative tour of East London, which lasted for 11 hours. He was such a good tour-guide and so knowledgeable - the wonders of VT are meeting wonderful VT members. Fergy took me another day to Greenwich where we spent the day together - we even walked under the river Thames :)
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A London VT meeting on the 18th of November 2012.

A London Calling VT-meeting

While visiting London for 1,5 months in 2012 the London Calling group organized a VT-meeting for me. It was so nice. First we went to Queen´s pub and had a few drinks and then moved over to the Italian restaurant Pesantissimo and had a late lunch. Toonsarah and Planxty had organized the meeting and Davidjo and Littlebush and his wife Anya showed up. I have added a personal album here on my profile page of our London VT meeting.*

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Intro Updated Jul 7, 2016

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balhannah Yesterday

Thankyou ever so much:)

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Regina1965 Yesterday

:D

tp4 Oct 12, 2016 at 4:08 AM

Hello, Regina thanks so much for accept my friend request am so glad how is your family?

csuresh Sep 22, 2016 at 6:46 AM

Thanks for your answer to '6 days trip - comment on itinerary'. I appreciate your advice.

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tp4 Oct 14, 2016 at 7:52 AM

Thanks so much Regina... for accepting my friend request
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Regina1965 Oct 14, 2016 at 11:51 AM

:D

boonavan Sep 18, 2016 at 2:43 PM

Hi Regina, My wife and I are coming to Reykjavik around Xmas, just for 2 full days. Planning on the usual, Blue Lagoon, bus tour of national park/northern lights. Do you think the weather will be to extreme or business as usual?

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boonavan Sep 19, 2016 at 3:48 PM

I hear you. Kind of a stupid question now looking back. Thanks
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Regina1965 Sep 21, 2016 at 5:42 AM

Haha, no problem, there might be a pattern in the weather, which only we locals know about, so this is not a stupid question.

SuusB Jul 15, 2016 at 8:13 AM

Thanks for your answer to 'whale watching'. I appreciate your advice.

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Regina1965 Jul 15, 2016 at 9:09 AM

Thank you, I hope you get to see some whales on your tour :)

csuresh Jul 10, 2016 at 1:14 AM

Thanks for your answer to 'Initial Questions for October end tour'. I appreciate your advice.

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Regina1965 Jul 10, 2016 at 4:36 AM

You are welcome :)

sheanbedi Jul 6, 2016 at 7:00 AM

Hello, me and the wife are planning to visit Iceland late September for 2 weeks.. idea is to take it slow and savour the country and culture.. your guidance is appreciated Thanks

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sheanbedi Jul 7, 2016 at 12:32 PM

Thank you David and Regina. Yes going through your pages.. although idea is not to be a typical tourist but meant an apartment, savour the country and immerse with 2 weeks of stay...
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Regina1965 Jul 7, 2016 at 12:43 PM

You can find an apartment in Iceland on Airbnb. I also write for Guide to Iceland and have several new articles there which I haven't had time yet to post on VT guidetoiceland.is/connect-wi...

Yaqui Jun 30, 2016 at 9:15 PM

Thank you so very much dear Regina for visiting my Kingsburg page. It was the coffee pot water tower that got our attention and ended up exploring the town more. Thank you again!

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Regina1965 Jun 30, 2016 at 11:56 PM

My pleasure - yes, the coffee pot water tower is cool :)

slothtraveller Jun 27, 2016 at 2:49 PM

Hi Regina! Congratulations to Iceland! I bet the celebrations in Reykjavik after tonight's football result are wonderful. :)

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Regina1965 Jul 3, 2016 at 12:38 PM

Haha, lovely to hear :)
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Muscovite Jul 4, 2016 at 3:35 AM

When they come home they surely deserve a decoration from the Icelandic Foreign Ministry and the International football association alike – sports fans who knew nothing about Iceland now follow the country’s team, while people who never watch sports - like me - now know at least something about football.

JimPanz Jun 20, 2016 at 1:52 PM

We love your page! Our quandary is that we have only five nights in Iceland next month (we got a campervan) and have to decide where to spend our other two nights (we are spending 2 nights in Vik and 1 in Hofn. Any thoughts?

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JimPanz Jun 21, 2016 at 10:17 AM

Thank you very much, we so looking forward to Iceland.
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Regina1965 Jun 21, 2016 at 4:52 PM

You are welcome - have a lovely time in Iceland :)

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