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Iceland’s Mythological 13 Yule Lads
Learn about Iceland mythology and, in particular, the fable about the 13 Yule lads. They are said to live in the Dimmuborgir area among the rocky lava and each appears on one of the 13 days before...
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L’Austral Iceland Cruise Day 5: Lake Myvatn and Godafoss Waterfall
Godafoss, Waterfall of the Gods, was one of the last sights today and the Ring Road halfway mark between Lake Myvatn and Akureyri on the way back. Godafoss is considered to be one of Iceland’s most...
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L’Austral Iceland Cruise Day 6: Family Owned Vigur Island
L’Austral docked at the fishing town Isafjordur in the Westfjords which stands on a gravel spit in the fjord. Isafjordur is the largest town in the peninsula and conveniently located between five...
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L’Austral Iceland Cruise Day 6: A Tour of Isafjordur
Once off the boat from Vigur Island tank at Isafjordur, it was on a bus for another land tour which began just outside the village at a nine-hole golf course in Tunguskogur. Tunguskogur is a beautiful...
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L’Austral Iceland Cruise Day 6: Old Fishing Outpost of Osvor, Bolungarvik
The West Fjords or Westfjords were created when thick and heavy glaciers during the Ice Age crept over the lava surface to an even level. Isafjordur is the regional capital of the West Fjords and...
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L’Austral Iceland Cruise Day 7: Disembarkation and Seltun-Krysuvik Hot Springs
The Iceland Cruise sailed a total of : 1,013.5 nautical miles or 1,877 kilometers or 1,166 miles around Iceland; not a complete circumnavigation. The total distance may not have been long but the...
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The Very Popular and Astonishing Blue Lagoon, Iceland
All visitors to Iceland either have heard in advance about the extremely popular Blue Lagoon or find out while there. The world famous Blue Lagoon is an aqua colored pool of mineral-rich geothermal...
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Vikinggaheimer (Viking World) Museum Information – Iceland
Our very last tour in Iceland was to Viking World Museum located five minutes from Keflavik International Airport. Its highlight is an exact replica of an old Viking ship called the Gokstad excavated...
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A Cruise on L’Austral is All About the Food!
I travel for new experiences, destinations and as travelers often comment, a cruise is the easiest way to accomplish all this. Unpack once and enjoy. But…more than 50% of my “enjoyment” …okay,...
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Review of Bed and Breakfast Keflavik Airport Hotel – Iceland
The Tauck Tours and Iceland cruise finished around 2:00p at Keflavik Airport, too late for Marine Steve and I to connect onwards to Munich on the same day and we had two choices: Stay at a hotel in...
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Bright and Modern Keflavik International Airport
Marine Steve and I finished off a 7-day cruise around Iceland by flying to Munich for 10 days of hiking in Austria. Icelandair had the only direct flight to Munich from Reykjavik so kicking and...
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Icelandair Boeing 757-200 Economy from Iceland to Munich
Icelandair’s user friendly website allows you to purchase and book seats with a minimum of aggravation. They fly only one nonstop each day from Reykjavik to Munich, departing at 7:20a, arriving at...
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Training from Munich Airport to Ischgl, Austria
Have you ever heard the old saying, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch?” That certainly applies to Icelandair as well as other airlines when sitting in Economy; charges for food, alcoholic...
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L’Austral docked at the fishing town Isafjordur in the Westfjords which stands on a gravel spit in the fjord. Isafjordur is the largest town in the peninsula and conveniently located between five...
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