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Things to do in Amsterdam

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 Amsterdam Every year, to celebrate my birthday, I travel somewhere, in 2019 I went to Morocco , in 2020 to Israel and this year (2022) I decided to visit Amsterdam. It was a long time since I wanted to visit this city and there I have a friend that I wanted to see, so with these three points combined, I decided to visit Amsterdam in winter. I spent five days in Amsterdam and I visited the city plus some places outside like Zaanse Schans, Zandvoort and Haarlem. One important thing is that I forgot my camera so all the pictures were taken with my phone, maybe the quality is not high but I think they are anyway beautiful. Amsterdam is the capital and the most populous city of the Netherlands, with a population close to a million. It is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the north" due to the large number of canals which form a UNESCO world heritage site since 2010. Amsterdam was founded at the Amstel, the city's name derives from the Amstel dam, originating as a sm

Things to do in Iceland, Vik

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Iceland I was in Iceland on New Year's Eve in 2018, I did 10 days of volunteering work camp where I discover my passion for photography. Iceland is the perfect place to get in love with it because everything is already set to be photographed, amazing nature and unforgettable landscapes, you have just to take pictures. Here are the best places to visit on the south coast of Iceland, like Vik and Skogafoss.  Vik and the South Coast of Iceland The third, and last excursion that we did during that 10 days was on the southern part of the island, this part is easy to access also in winter, and for this, it is a very popular destination for tourists. South has a diverse and spectacular natural environment like waterfalls, glaciers, black sand beach, towering mountains and cliffs that made this excursion really beautiful despite the bad weather we found that day.  Sólheimajökull The best perspective The first stop of our excursion was to visit a glacier,  Sólheimajökull it is one of the mo

Things to do in Iceland, Reykjanes peninsula

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Iceland I spent 10 days in Iceland in 2018 for new year's eve. I did a volunteer work camp and it was a good experience, but not the best work camp I have been to. Work camps are a nice opportunity to help the local community (this factor was missing there) and at the same time visit a country, know a new culture and meet nice people, I suggest you do it.  Reykjanes peninsula This was the second of three excursions we did during the work camp, and the one I liked the most: there was good weather and we visited amazing, not touristic, places. The Reykjanes peninsula is a region in the southwest of Iceland, it is where Keflavik and the international airport are. The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under surface, and large lava fields, there are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs, and the famous Blue Lagoon, where I didn't have the opportunity to go. Kleifarvatn lake At the shore The first stop of our tour was at this lake, which is the third for extension in Iceland

Things to do in Iceland, The Golden Circle

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Iceland As I said in the previous post, I went to Iceland for 10 days volunteer work camp during new year's eve in 2018.  Iceland is volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, waterfalls, wild nature; and this is what you are looking for when you go there. During that 10 days, we did 3 excursions from Reykjavik, and here I talk about the first one. Golden circle The Golden Circle is the most touristic route in southern Iceland. It covers about 300 km looping from the southern highlands and back. The name is a marketing term, derived from the Gullfoss waterfall, which means "golden waterfall". Compared to the other two, this was the excursion I enjoyed less, mainly because of the tourists, who made the places crowded. But this didn't impact how amazing are these places. Kerið The lake The first stop of the circle was at the Kerið lake, which is located in the Grímsnes area in south Iceland. It is one of the several crater lakes in the area, known as Iceland's western volcanic z

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