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Walking from Bois de Boulogne to my apartment in T

Walking from Bois de Boulogne to my apartment in Trocadero. Beautiful weather these days in Paris.

#loveparis
#parisstreetphotography
#parisstreets
#autumninparis
#travelfrance
#lovefrance
#travelnomad
#solotravelingisfun

Day 8 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was a long day,

Day 8 of my Iceland Ring Road trip was a long day, mainly due to long driving times, but I’ve had other challenges as well. After a beautiful morning at Seyðisfjörður (the most charming little town I’ve seen in Iceland so far) I headed to Borgarfjordur eystri – one detour I planned to make on my way to Mývatn. It’s a very remote place in the northern part of Eastfjords knows for its scenery and elves (among other things). I wanted to go mainly for the elves, but scenery was also a consideration. Anyways, all was good until I hit the unpaved section of the road that I didn’t know about, and my GPS was telling me that I still had 32 miles to go. I almost turned back at this point - 32 miles of gravel road on a rental Toyota Yaris is very unpleasant - but eventually decided to google and found out that it’s just one section of the road. So I bravely went ahead – the section turned out to be just 8 miles long (still unpleasant, but doable). I was rewarded with amazing vistas from the remaining of the road – and the wonderful experience at Álfaborg (Elf Rock). If you’re a meditator, spiritual practitioner or just a person with heightened sensitivity – I recommend. Very interesting power spot in Iceland.

Today was also the day I got myself acquainted with Icelandic police. I was wondering since day 1 how much police is there in Iceland and where they all are – and also why some people on the road are driving too fast, while others are driving too slow. I was probably thinking too loud, so the Universe granted me with answers. The police is, obviously, on the Ring Road, and people who are driving too fast simply haven’t encountered them yet :)

Anyways, the officer was very kind and let me off with a warning. Now I’ll be joining the ranks of the slow people on the road :)

Total driving time today (without stops) – 6 hours. Staying at Mývatn for 2 nights – let’s see how much of it I can explore under the forecasted rain. Today I just stopped at Námaskarð Pass to take pictures of colorful fumaroles.

#borgafjordureystri
#myvatn
#icelandroadtrip
#icelandringroad
#amazingiceland
#discovericeland
#travelette
#femalesolotraveler
#solotraveler
#solotravel

When I studied French in school I used to know a l

When I studied French in school I used to know a lot about Paris. Most of this knowledge has faded away together with my French, but even for those bits and pieced that remain, learning about is not the same as seeing it with your own eyes. And it isn’t just about seeing either. I’ve actually been to Paris twice before but so briefly I couldn’t get any real feel of the city. The impression I got then wasn’t even all that good. Now that I’m discovering Paris very, very slowly – avoiding the crowds, going with the flow of the weather – all those places from textbooks and articles in my childhood for the first time come to life for me.

#lepantheon
#latinquarter
#quartierlatin
#loveparis
#lovefrance
#pantheon
#nomadictravel
#girlslovetravel
#solotraveler
#solotravel
#femalesolotraveler
#globetrotter
#solotravelingisfun
#travelette
#ladieswhotravel
#mytraveldiary
#your_worldcaptures
#parisarchitecture

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

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

I had an honest-to-God conversation with a neighbo

I had an honest-to-God conversation with a neighbor in an elevator. In French. Of course, it was the neighbor who did most of the talking, but I’m getting there. Day 2 in Paris, and I’m already starting to think in French. Learning something as a teenager surely stays with you for a long time :)

Meanwhile Paris greeted me with perfect, very summer-like weather. Such a contrast with Iceland, only a short 3 hour flight away. Now I have to remember that I need to take it slow.

#travelnomad
#nomadictravel
#girlslovetravel
#solotraveler
#solotravel
#femalesolotraveler
#globetrotter
#solotravelingisfun
#travelette
#ladieswhotravel
#travelwoman
#mytraveldiary
#paris
#toureiffel
#eiffeltower
#joidevivre
#loveparis
#francetravel
#lovefrance

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