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Not too far from Hekla, lies a divinely beautiful area called Landmannalaugar. It is located in the highlands and you can only go there in the summer when the F-roads are open. The area is known for its different colored mountains and it is really photogenic.

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There are various hiking routes in the area, but we are not hiking experts, so we go up to the information and ask what they can recommend. It should just be a short trip.

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Back on the mainland, we drive up to Tingvellir National Park. This is where you can see Geysir, the Gullfoss waterfall and the rift between the continental plates.

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We continue south and drive through Reykjavik and on to the ferry to the Vestmannaey islands. According to our above Iceland, it says that the ferry sails from Torlákshöfn.

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After driving around the north coast, it goes up steep roads in the Westfjords. And those are really steep roads.
Good thing we're not on bikes.

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In 2009 we went on a whale safari in Húsavik, but unfortunately without finding any whales. It is otherwise rare that you do not see the whales on the north coast, we have been told.

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We have become completely addicted to Iceland, so we are taking a 3rd trip. It is the second time we have taken our own car up there and after our accident in 2009, it has now been refurbished and has a new engine. Now we are all ready to explore Iceland again.

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To round off the big mountains in the Alps, we now aimed for the Matterhorn, which most people know from the Toblerone logo. At first we tried via the Italian side, but the town we came to was clearly gearing up for winter tourism and all cable cars etc. were out of service at this time.

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It started with a bang... Sounds really nice, but this time due to thunderstorms.

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We thought we had driven to Liechtenstein - but the Austrians certainly did not agree. A short GPS programming later, even the wild natives of this country agreed that it was Liechtenstein.

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To tickle the fear of heights a little and see if it still existed, we grabbed the cable car up the Stubnerkogel mountain and spent a really good day up there.

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Afsted det går, denne gang til Alperne. Højdeskrækken skal vedligeholdes, formen skal finpudses for at finde alt det som virker – og alt det som ikke gør… Efter et par…

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11 km from Bodø we find Saltstraumen. It is a very famous fjord, with a natural phenomenon that has some of the world's strongest tidal currents.

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After crossing the Tjeldsund Bridge, we have now reached Lofoten.
Lofoten is a collection of larger and smaller islands in Northern Norway…

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It has been a great experience to see Nordkapp, so now it can be crossed off the bucket list. We choose to drive along the sea to Lofoten and come through cozy fishing villages.

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