ICELAND: The Golden circle

"Traveling is a way of finding home".

Geysir, Iceland

Being a frequent traveller, I needed new inspirations from nature, from arts, from the local people.

Even though I was at the height of my career, I felt lost and uninspired. Don't get me wrong - I love my job as a product manager, but it just felt like something dark, like a shadow, was slowing encroaching on me. So I quitted my job, and was ready to go on a Mitty travel. I needed to find myself again.

I started off with Eastern Europe, and then moved my way to Iceland.

The first day when I landed Iceland, the weather forecast informed of a snow storm. Way to start on a journey, but I didn't mind it and made the most out of the morning to go to Gullfoss and the Geysir in the Golden circle.

It was the only time that I did not want to sleep on the bus. The view of a perpetually endless whiteness, the contrast between light and dark, herds of horses standing upright, as if timeless.

Geysir
We stopped at Geysir, and it was the most peculiar experience. It was hardly possible to determine when the eruption would occur, and often it would sneak upon us when we were chatting. A daunting loud bellow , and it was surprising how ephemeral mother nature is, and how little we are. Much of the travelogs that exists today since the 19th century, paid its tribute to the great Geysir.

Geysir, Iceland

Gullfoss
We then moved on to Gullfoss, also dubbed as the "Golden Waterfall" because of its seemingly golden reflection under the sunlight. It was so windy that I had to grip on the barbed wires to move forward. I was succumbing to nature, and it yet it felt utterly rewarding to feel the snow and wind brush against my cheeks. A part of me felt awaken again. The waterfall was more than just majestic, it roared like a Viking god.

What to Eat
Don't miss out on the lamb soup served at the food center of Gullfoss. Absolutely delicious and keeps you warm after a stumbling walk in wind! (P.S. free lamb soup refill as well)