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How to turn 28 in the middle of the Atlantic « A Blog About Iceland 

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I made some high quality wallpapers from my Iceland photos for your desktop, iPad, and iPhone. Feel free to download and share.

I made some high quality wallpapers from my Iceland photos for your desktop, iPad, and iPhone. Feel free to download and share.

Now this is a serene way to work. (Yes, I am finally uploading more Iceland photos!)

Now this is a serene way to work.

(Yes, I am finally uploading more Iceland photos!)

I can’t begin to describe how mind-blowing my week in Iceland was, just as I can’t begin to go through the 8+ gigs of photos I took there, mostly because every single evening and most days this week I will be attending the ever-amazing Unsound festival. So, to compensate, I will offer some bite-sized memories of the island, and one photo of tiny horses, because who doesn’t love those? Basically, during my one week in Iceland, I: jumped on rocks as if I were five years old jumping on my bed followed Icelanders we had just met from club to club until 5 am danced to Icelandic pop turned 28 ate on a boat saw the film Backyard, and accidentally stumbled onto the backyard where it was filmed on the way home took photographs of tiny horses (see above) rode one of said tiny horses touched a glacier thanked a volcano hiked up to a hot river ran from epic rain saw four rainbows in one day ate shark (not that good, actually) slept on a horse farm developed a troubling addiction to flatbrauð (Icelandic flatbread) fell in love (again) Once the festival is over and work stuff has calmed down, I promise to tie myself down to a chair, open up Photoshop and Lightroom and nothing else, and shop those photos until they bleed (or look pretty, one of the two). Until then, I recommend you read the Iceland Tumblr, because it’s just as charming, strange and wonderful as the country itself.

I can’t begin to describe how mind-blowing my week in Iceland was, just as I can’t begin to go through the 8+ gigs of photos I took there, mostly because every single evening and most days this week I will be attending the ever-amazing Unsound festival.

So, to compensate, I will offer some bite-sized memories of the island, and one photo of tiny horses, because who doesn’t love those?

Basically, during my one week in Iceland, I:

  • jumped on rocks as if I were five years old jumping on my bed
  • followed Icelanders we had just met from club to club until 5 am
  • danced to Icelandic pop
  • turned 28
  • ate on a boat
  • saw the film Backyard, and accidentally stumbled onto the backyard where it was filmed on the way home
  • took photographs of tiny horses (see above)
  • rode one of said tiny horses
  • touched a glacier
  • thanked a volcano
  • hiked up to a hot river
  • ran from epic rain
  • saw four rainbows in one day
  • ate shark (not that good, actually)
  • slept on a horse farm
  • developed a troubling addiction to flatbrauð (Icelandic flatbread)
  • fell in love (again)

Once the festival is over and work stuff has calmed down, I promise to tie myself down to a chair, open up Photoshop and Lightroom and nothing else, and shop those photos until they bleed (or look pretty, one of the two). Until then, I recommend you read the Iceland Tumblr, because it’s just as charming, strange and wonderful as the country itself.

Yesterday, I booked my tickets to Iceland for my birthday in October, which means that I am officially broke but happy. Of course, I tweeted about it. Today, I got the pictured message! Then, I went to the Iceland Twitter account only to see this second helping of awesomeness:  If the country is even half as awesome as their Twitter, this is going to be the best trip ever. Meanwhile, since I just spent all of my money on airfare, I’m still taking donations.

Yesterday, I booked my tickets to Iceland for my birthday in October, which means that I am officially broke but happy. Of course, I tweeted about it. Today, I got the pictured message!

Then, I went to the Iceland Twitter account only to see this second helping of awesomeness: 

If the country is even half as awesome as their Twitter, this is going to be the best trip ever.

Meanwhile, since I just spent all of my money on airfare, I’m still taking donations.