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Travelsmedia.com Proficient tips provider. Last Halloween I was sitting on the front porch watching Scrub Jays dart from branch to branch. I lit candles in the pumpkins we carved and waited for the parade of kids trick-or-treating. Then came the rush of footsteps and laughter. I chatted with parents, oohed and aahed over the costumes. One kid was dressed as a purple dinosaur. Another was made to look like grapes wearing a green shirt covered with green balloons. And then there was a tiny girl with two long black braids, wearing faux-leather, dressed as Pocahontas or Sacajawea, and her dad wearing a headdress.
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Travelsmedia.com 10 Places in Iceland to Connect with Earth and Nature 10 amazing places in Iceland to visit to connect with nature and mother earth Driving through Iceland, the land of Fire and Ice, is a powerful journey. As you admire its landscapes, your mind and soul experience incredible connected moments such as: when you feel the powerful activity under your feet. when you almost travel to planet Mars. when you half expect a dinosaur to show up. These 10 places in Iceland listed below are not as famous as other natural wonders around the world, but their raw nature and intensity do make you feel a higher connection with Mother Earth. 1. Haukadalalur Geysir in Iceland Part of the Golden Circle in South West Iceland, the geothermal area is quite an attraction. It is home of the famous Geysir but you need to be lucky to see it erupt. However the little brother Strokkur is very active. Its powerful jet of water happens every few minutes, so you have plenty of time to really experience this wonder: the bubble growing and growing followed by the column of water which reaches 15 to 20 meters high, sometimes to 40 meters.
2. Jokulsarlon Beach One of the most touristic spots on the south coast of Iceland is the beautiful lagoon of Jokulsarlon where the glacier releases huge icebergs. However most visitors do not cross the road to the black sand beach and miss one of the country’s highlights. The icebergs actually float through a channel into the sea and are pushed back towards the beach by the tide. You can approach these giant blocks of ice and touch them. Some are white, other black and a few are blue, but all look stunning against the waves and the black sand. Truly a privilege to see this work of nature. 3. Hverir Iceland has many geothermal areas but my favorite is Hverir in North Iceland. You can feel the Earth boiling just under the crust with the powerful gas released from the fumaroles and the mud pools. All this activity is intensified by the bare surrounding landscape and the ground colors and the red of Namafjall, the hill behind. 4. Sigoldugljufur Hidden in the Central Highlands, the canyon of Sigoldugljufur is very little known. We ended up there by accident and it was one of those moments where you feel you have reached paradise: nothing around, just you and nature. As the others kept photographing, I sat there in silence enjoying every curve of the canyon and every small ‘tear’ waterfall. Mother Nature is an artist! 5. Hverfjall I had seen small volcanic craters before Hverfjall in North Iceland, but its size and bare landscape makes it one of a kind. As I walked the 1km long rim of the 140 meter deep volcano, my mind started traveling back in time 2,800 years ago and imagining the power of the eruption. I felt privileged to see the evidence of such an intense event. 6. Blue Lagoon
I must admit, contrary to most visitors of Iceland, I am not a big fan of the Blue Lagoon. And by that I mean the spa and the huge flow of tourists. The lagoon itself is man-made but the fascinating part is that the geothermal seawater comes from 2,000 meters beneath the surface. It has traveled through porous lava, reaches us at 50°C and ends up at 38°C in the lagoon. Can you imagine it coming from so deep under us?
