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a hiking guide to iceland

Another country, another guide. Thinking of going to Iceland? Do. Why? To see the landscape (hike, ice climb, frolic in a Fair-isle jumper on moss-covered

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how are we all so brave?

I came across this image by Manhattan-based writer and illustrator Maira Kalman via Maria Popova, one of my favourite bloggers. I, too, ask myself this, with tears

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Icelanders are kooky

Iceland is one of the weirdest places I’ve ever been to. As in weird-good. I spent 10 days here and got seriously disorientated. When I

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have soft eyes

This is a technique I use when I’m anxious. I soften my eyes. That’s it. Calm descends. If I’m particularly anxious, I shut my eyes

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