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The Viking Age is considered to have started around 898 when Vikings raided Lindisfarne Monastery in Scotland and ended in 1066 when William the Conqueror invaded England and threw out all Vikings from England. Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse … Continue reading →

THE INTERIOR It is a vast, barren and remote place – true wilderness with practically no services, accommodation, gas stations or bridges, and no guarantees if things go wrong. Historically the routes were used as summer shortcuts between north and … Continue reading →

Danish North Sea Nature Park. This 22,500-hectare park extends 45 km from Nymindegab to Blåvand and then 12 more kilometres south to Skallingen in the Wadden Sea NP. Beaches, sand dunes, and sandy heaths extend to interior plantations of coniferous … Continue reading →

Denmark Aug 14-  2018 The ferry boarded at Torshavn, Faroe Islands at 23:30 on Aug 12. Early the next morning we passed the north end of the Shetland Islands with its lighthouse out on some rocks and geodesic ball on … Continue reading →

The Netherlands is not to be confused with the region of Holland, or the Low Countries. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam 52°22′N 4°53′E Government seat: The Hague Language. Official languages: Dutch. Official regional languages: West Frisian, Papiamento, English. Recognized regional languages: Limburgish, Dutch … Continue reading →

Capital and largest city: Brussels 50°51′N 4°21′E Official Languages: Dutch, French, German Religion: Christianity 69.7%, No religion 32%, Islam 5.2%, other 2.1% Demonym: Belgian Gorvernment: Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Monarch Philippe Independence from the Netherlands. Declared Oct4 1830. Recognized April 19 … Continue reading →

Faroe Islands Aug 10-12 2018 Capital & largest city: Torshavn. 62°00’N 06°47’W Official languages: Faroese, Danish Ethnic Groups: Faroe Islanders Demonym: Faroe Islanders, Faroese Sovereign state: Kingdom of Denmark Area: 1,399 km2 (540 sq mi) (unranked). Water 0.5% Population (2017): 50,778 (206th). Density: 35.2/km² GDP (PPP): $1.462 billion. Per capita: $33,700 … Continue reading →

Capital & largest city: Torshavn. 62°00’N 06°47’W Official languages: Faroese, Danish Ethnic Groups: Faroe Islanders Religion: Church of the Faroe Islands Demonym: Faroe Islanders, Faroese Sovereign state: Kingdom of Denmark Government: Devolved government within parliamentary constitutional monarchy Monarch: Margrethe II … Continue reading →

Denmark Aug 10-31  2018 Capital and largest city: Copenhagen 55°43′N 12°34′E Official languages: Danish. Recognized regional languages: Faroese, Greenlandic, German Religion: Church of Denmark Demonym: Danish, Dane Government: Unitary pariliamentary constitutional monarchy. Monarch: Margrethe II History: Consolidation – 8th century. Constitutional … Continue reading →

Reykjavik & West Iceland – July 31-Aug 2 Day 6 (continued) THE GOLDEN CIRCLE This is the most popular tourist route in Iceland covering a vast area of geological and historical attractions. THINGVELLIR NATIONAL PARK This is Iceland’s most important … Continue reading →