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Starting from today I'm changing the format of thi

Starting from today I'm changing the format of this account, making it more of a real time travel blog rather than just a collection of photos. I've decided to try out nomadic travel lifestyle, so I need to ramble about it somewhere :)

I will be spending 3 weeks in Iceland, followed by 5 weeks in France (if France doesn't close its border to Americans by then, which I sincerely hope it doesn't).

This is my first look at Reykjavik. Gloomy, but beautiful. Looking forward to the Ring Road trip.

#reykjavik #iceland #nomadictravel #travelnomad #traveliceland #discovericeland #icelandtravel #nordicvibes

Day 11 of my Iceland Ring Road trip consisted of a

Day 11 of my Iceland Ring Road trip consisted of a 3.5 hour drive between one museum and another, with an added bonus of 26 miles of dirt road under the pouring rain after that. Welcome to Westfjords.

Glaumbaer is a beautifully reconstructed historic turf house farm – probably the most impressive turf house I’ve seen so far in Iceland. I’ve seen a number of them already, and each time I can’t help but think how fortunate I am not to be born on this beautiful land in 18-19 century. Or any time before, for that matter.

My second museum of the day was Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, of the necropants fame. Look it up, it’s hilarious – and I won’t be posting it here, it’s kind of not work-safe :) How did people even think of something like this? Necropants isn’t the only weird example of Icelandic medieval superstition on display at the museum (tilberi are crazy too) but definitely the most well known.

Today I’ve also accepted the fact that dirt roads in Iceland are unavoidable. I’m not talking about the Highlands even, I’m talking about regular peripheral roads that start out perfectly paved, but then after a while turn into dirt without any indication for how long or how bad. It can be a mile, 10 miles or 30. Can be washboard, can be potholes, can be excavators digging in the middle of the road. There’s absolutely no way to know ahead, the internet doesn’t help much. Today I drove on a very decent dirt road – and on a rather scary one that some people online called okay.

Anyways. The end of the day was exhilarating. The scenery around my former fish factory dormitory is majestic, though. Is it worth the security deposit on my already scratched car? I don’t know. We’ll see :)

#westfjords
#amazingiceland
#travelnomad
#discovericeland
#icelandroadtrip
#travelette
#girlslovetravel
#femalesolotraveler
#solotraveler
#solotravel
#globetrotter

Day 1 of the Ring Road trip. The weather is harsh

Day 1 of the Ring Road trip.

The weather is harsh: can be windy, can be chilly, and it can rain anytime. The landscape is majestic – love those endless green slopes completely devoid of trees. I know this is not how it was supposed to be (deforestation etc.), but I still think it’s beautiful. Reminds me of Hawaii, Lord Howe Island and New Zealand (just a little bit).

What I saw today:

Helgufoss waterfall – skippable.

Thorufoss waterfall – beautiful.

Geysir geothermal area – it’s not Yellowstone, not even Rotorua or Beppu, but trying to catch the geyser on camera was fun (see reel).

Gullfoss waterfall – simply stunning. This was the highlight of my day (see reel).

Secret Lagoon – well… nobody does hot springs better than the Japanese, that’s the fact.

And so far I’m really enjoying Icelandic food. Yes, it’s pricy, but tastes really good. I was expecting something along the lines of British (didn’t have the best food experience in London). Happy to be pleasantly surprised.

#icelandringroad
#iceland
#goldencircleiceland
#ringroadiceland
#nomadictravel
#travelnomad
#amazingiceland
#icelandgoldencircle
#discovericeland
#icelandtravel
#icelandroadtrip

Day 2 of Iceland Ring Road trip. I spent the day

Day 2 of Iceland Ring Road trip.

I spent the day zigzagging around southwestern Iceland, visiting locations from Dorothy Dunnett’s “House of Niccolo” series. It so happens that each one of them has a church, so it turned out to be a church day, which was perfectly fine by me – Icelandic churches have tons of charm. Today was also my first introduction to turf houses – they are super cute, looking forward to seeing more of them up north.

Where I’ve been today:

Skalholt – one big historic church and a little one inside a turf house.

Stori-nupur – nice little church nestled under a picturesque cliffside.

Skard – charming tiny church in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful Hekla views. Yummy mushrooms growing at the cemetery :)

Keldur – long dirt road (grrrr), amazing location and turf houses. The church was, unfortunately, under renovation.

Hlidarendi – for some it’s an important Saga place, for me it’s a Dunnett place :) Beautiful church in a beautiful location.

#icelandringroad
#iceland
#icelandchurch
#icelandturfhouse
#turfhouse
#travelnomad
#nomadictravel
#icelandroadtrip
#amazingiceland
#icelandtravel
#discovericeland

Slowly but surely falling in love with Paris.

I’m getting a hang of it – being slow, I mean. I go out every other day, picking one place, doing one thing - like seeing one floor of d’Orsay museum at a time and then just heading for a restaurant :) I should have planned for 2 months here instead of one, but at the time I wasn’t sure. Now I know for sure that I can live like this and I’m really looking forward to it. Winter in Thailand, spring maybe (please!) in Japan. I’ve stopped hoping for China reopening in any foreseeable future, but maybe Taiwan… Maybe Singapore? Anywhere they speak Mandarin, of any kind. I’m not being picky anymore. Please.

#lovefrance
#sacrecoeur
#parisarchitecture
#paris
#france
#francetravel
#loveparis
#travelnomad
#nomadictravel
#girlslovetravel
#solotraveler
#solotravel
#femalesolotraveler
#globetrotter
#solotravelingisfun
#travelette
#ladieswhotravel
#travelwoman
#mytraveldiary

Palais Garnier is the most beautiful opera house I

Palais Garnier is the most beautiful opera house I’ve been to, although I haven’t been to many, especially when it comes to Europe. This time I saw Iphigénie en Tauride – nice music, beautiful voices, but I didn’t appreciate the weird modern-style production. I hope not all their operas this season are staged like this.

#palaisgarnier
#operagarnier
#parisopera
#parisinteriors
#paris
#operahouse
#discoverparis
#loveparis
#girlslovetravel
#solotraveler
#solotravel
#femalesolotraveler
#globetrotter
#solotravelingisfun
#travelette
#mytraveldiary

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30 Countries Visited

250 000 KM Traveled

15 000 Photos Taken