Vox 2009-08-03T23:54:49Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00fad68ed6ce0005/ Geysir & Strokkur tag:vox.com,2009-07-24:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016b596c3860d 2009-07-24T16:25:24Z 2009-08-03T23:54:49Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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By Noosha Fun language fact! Did you know there's an Icelandic word in the English language? Geysir (or as we spell it, geyser). It's a name given to an erupting spring in Iceland and is derived from the Icelandic verb "to gush". You're welcome. ...

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]]> The Puffington Post tag:vox.com,2009-07-06:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016a94c9b860d 2009-07-06T22:14:39Z 2009-07-28T21:12:16Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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By Noosha This day was full of squeals (mainly by me) because we saw puffins!! We took a 3 hour ferry ride from Dalvik to the little fishing island of Grimsey located off of the northern coast. Grimsey's claim to fame is that it's bisected by th...

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]]> Dettifoss, Hverarond Mud Pits, & Lake Mývatn tag:vox.com,2009-06-28:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011017e4b1f9860e 2009-06-28T13:17:48Z 2009-07-28T21:14:14Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Detifoss Detifoss is the largest waterfall in Europe by volume of water discharged. The foss is fed by melt from the Vatnajökull glacier, which is the largest glacier in Europe. Detifoss is in a remote, desolate part of northeast Iceland. One ...

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]]> Random Shots tag:vox.com,2009-06-28:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016693f46860c 2009-06-28T13:05:49Z 2009-07-28T21:16:02Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Here are a few random shots I thought were pretty. They are from our driving tour along the eastern part of Iceland. These are pictures from one of the farms. This was the closet thing to still functioning farm with 150 head of sheep. One of th...

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]]> Glaciers! Glaciers! Glaciers! or Jökulls as the yokels call them. ;) tag:vox.com,2009-06-24:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016a130f1860d 2009-06-24T20:11:05Z 2009-07-28T21:19:02Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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By Brian (and sometimes Noosha) In Iceland jökulls (pronounced yo-kull) aren't the strange folks you see living in small town, they are glaciers - like Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. We saw many portions of several jökulls along the...

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]]> Southern Iceland tag:vox.com,2009-06-24:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016a1294d860d 2009-06-24T19:20:30Z 2009-07-28T21:20:31Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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By Brian Southern Iceland was a beautiful mix of lush green rolling terrain, views of the Atlantic Ocean, waterfalls (or foss in Icelandic), and glaciers (more on those in another post). We departed Reykjavik heading east on our counter-clockwis...

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]]> Oh Lack of Internets tag:vox.com,2009-06-23:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce0005011016a01a85860d 2009-06-23T13:24:29Z 2009-06-23T13:24:29Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Weather in Grimsey was great and the seas were almost flat on the way there and back. Which was good because we were below deck for the entire 3 hour ride back as all the top side seats inside were taken by the time we got on board. We crossed o...

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]]> Greetings from Eglisstaðir! tag:vox.com,2009-06-20:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce00050110183dc048860f 2009-06-20T16:06:25Z 2009-06-20T16:06:25Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hello all, we haven´t had internet service at any of the farmhouses and don´t expect to be back online until we return to Reykjavik on June 25. We have stayed at two guesthouses in two beautiful areas! The scenery in the countryside is amazing! W...

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]]> Leaving Reykjavik tag:vox.com,2009-06-18:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce000501101661d422860c 2009-06-18T09:14:15Z 2009-06-18T10:26:47Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom By Noosha We're off on an 8 day countryside farmhouse self-drive tour. We're not sure what internet connectivity will be like at each farmhouse, but we'll be in touch time and internet permitting. Our itinerary *click*. The only difference is th...

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]]> Vestmannaeyjar tag:vox.com,2009-06-18:asset-6a00fad68ed6ce00050110161cbd95860b 2009-06-18T00:05:11Z 2009-07-28T21:24:14Z nomadicbynature http://nomadicbynature.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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By Brian Vestmannaeyjar Islands are off the southwest coast of Iceland. We visited the largest and only inhabited island - Heimaey. The island is famous for the 1973 volcano which erupted just outside of town, covering nearly 1/3 of the villa...

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