Family life in the shadow of Eyjafjallajökull How do you feel about volcanoes? Would you give your right arm to see one blow, or run as fast as you could in the other direction? Iceland’s Eyjafjalljokull Erupts Visitor Centre at Thorvaldseyri may change your mind about moulten magma. It offers tourists a personal, emotive film show, following one [...]
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Swimming in a hot volcano? A trip to Askja
No proper tour of the Icelandic Highlands is complete without a visit to Askja Caldera, where the highlight of the trip is taking a swim in a giant volcanic bath tub. Admittedly, getting to the crater is a mission; hours spent crossing desolate volcanic deserts and lava fields where your chances of finding a petrol [...]
An Explosive Situation
From: Kirstie and StuartSubject: An Explosive SituationDate: 1st October 1999Place: Quito, Ecuador (again) Hi everyone…. hope you are all safe and well. We thought you might like an update on the Spice Muchachas and the amazing disappearing bicycle. Unofficially, KLM admit the mysterious looking bike has disappeared without trace. They don’t even know if it [...]
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