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Aug 26, 2019
My August at Dolphin Spirit Inverness, Scotland
Inverness, Scotland, UK. It was one of those perfect mornings. The air still crisp from the night and the perfect light blue of the sky...
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Sep 22, 2018
Smölun 2018. Taking part in the Icelandic sheep round-up in autumn.
Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. At this point in time I had been living here for almost half a year, in this remote part of Iceland and...
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Sep 1, 2018
5 things I learned after living in the Westfjords of Iceland for 4 months.
Þingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. In May of the year 2018, I moved to a little village in the Westfjords of Iceland, Þingeyri. I ran away...
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Aug 31, 2018
Sailing Dýrafjörður, another perspective on one of the nicest fjords in the Westfjords of Iceland
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ellen! Do you want to go on a boat?” I didn’t really have to think about that. “Run tot the...
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Aug 25, 2018
Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 2: Skálavík
Skálavík, Westfjords, Iceland. The earth was turning away slowly from the sun when we arrived on the desolated beach. We settled for the...
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Aug 23, 2018
Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 1: Þingeyri
Þingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. The colours behaved like a mist, so dense that they lingered in the air before organically making place...
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Aug 18, 2018
Diary of taking an Icelandic Crash Course
Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. Monday August thirteenth 2018. I walked into the University Centre with an Icelandic vocabulary of...
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Jul 8, 2018
A visit to Látrabjarg in the Westfjords of Iceland
Látrabjarg, Westfjords, Iceland. The evening hour made our walk up the hill almost solitary. Still, the sun stood high behind the clouds,...
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Jul 6, 2018
Meeting all the puffins of Grímsey Island in the Westfjords of Iceland
Drangsnes, Steingrímsfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “You want to eat here?” Koen asked me. We had been strolling through the small village...
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Jul 5, 2018
Hiking from the Jökulsárlón of the Westfjords to the foot of Drangajökull glacier
Kaldalon glacier lagoon, Westfjords, Iceland. “No, this one is too wide, let’s find another spot to cross!” I said to Koen while standing...
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Jul 3, 2018
Hiking to Valagil Gorge
Álftafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. We pulled up on the little parking lot, from where the hike to the Valagil Gorge started, less than 10...
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Jun 20, 2018
Horseback Riding in Dýrafjörður, Iceland
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ok, so you grab the front of the saddle, put your left foot in the stirrup, bounce a couple...
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Jun 4, 2018
Hiking Sandafell in Þingeyri, Iceland. The hard way
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “I’m going to go for an evening walk, do you want to come with me?” I asked my friend Julia...
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Sep 7, 2017
Northern Lights in Alftavatn, Iceland
Alftavatn, Laugavegur Trail, Iceland. 23u35 “Ellen! Wake up! I think it started already!” Koen said while poking on my sleeping bag....
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Sep 9, 2014
Sailing from Denmark to Seyðisfjörður, Iceland with Smyrilline
Seydisfjördur, Iceland. I woke up in complete darkness in a very disorienting room without a window. Koen switched on the light and...
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