Eitan woke up early that morning to drive to Black Sand Beach or Reynisfjara, while the rest of the family slept a bit more. Reynisfjara is not the only black-sanded beach in Iceland, but it is probably the most iconic. As an island simmering with volcanic activity, some of Iceland’s beaches have black sand because…
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Iceland – Reykjavik to Vik
Day 2 of the Icelandic road trip was packed with exciting sights around the famous “Golden Circle” The first stop was at the Thingvellir National Park. After some quick changing of clothes we walked toward the main area. Iceland is divided by the Mid-Atlantic Rift; some parts of it, such as the Westfjords and Reyjavík,…
The Sahara
Morocco is full of surprises. From Fez, we drove up into the mountains and through a town that looked as if it could be in the Alps, and then on to a forest filled with monkeys in the Ifrane National Park. Barbary Macaques are endangered monkeys found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Due to deforestation of their…