travelblog – Page 4 – Alive and Trekking

Reign of beauty

Where the glacier meets the sky, the land ceases to be earthly, and the earth becomes one with the heavens; no sorrows live there anymore, and therefore joy is not necessary; beauty alone reigns here, beyond all demands – Halldór Laxness

Puffins and a gorgeous black sand beach

Reynisfjara, for me one of the highlights of my travels through Iceland. It was windy and -again- there were a lot of people of which quite many were climbing the basalt columns, which made it basically impossible to get a clean shot. But it was so beautiful and I’d happily return to this stunning placeContinueContinue reading “Puffins and a gorgeous black sand beach”

Sólheimajökull

Day 3 of our Icelandic adventure was far from over and we made our way further south on the ring road. We stopped to have a walk up to Sólheimajökull, a glacier in the south of Iceland. There was quite a bit of debris on the ice, which I thought made it look rather mysterious.ContinueContinue reading “Sólheimajökull”

Lava of imagination

It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake – Lord Byron

I feel immortal

Reynisfjara, Iceland. This was one of my favourite places that we visited on our travels around this stunning country. Will definitely come back! And it was on this beach that Tarja’s music video for the song ‘I feel immortal’ was filmed. So cool and such a beautiful song too! https://youtu.be/00eE1NVoZSU

Falling awake

https://videopress.com/v/9J2oDYYq?preloadContent=metadata While I know the lockdown is necessary to try and control the situation, it’s also tough to stick out. I’m doing my part, but realised it was time to escape the city for a bit. I’m spending some time with my mom and cats. Last Friday, we went to the beach. I hadn’t beenContinueContinue reading “Falling awake”

Travel photo challenge recap

My Dusty Flip-Flops had nominated me for the 10-day photo challenge, which I happily took on! She grabbed the idea of doing a recap from someone else and I decided to nab it from Dusty. So here is my recap. Hope you’ll enjoy! Day 1: Sólheimajökull, Iceland A visit to a glacier obviously couldn’t beContinueContinue reading “Travel photo challenge recap”

A day of waterfalls

Day 3 of our Icelandic adventure started with a visit to Seljalandsfoss. What’s cool about this waterfall is that you can walk behind it! I’ve always wanted to do that! 🙂 After this waterfall, we went to a nearby waterfall: Gljúfrabúi, which means ‘canyon dweller’. It was a challenge getting through the canyon over slipperyContinueContinue reading “A day of waterfalls”