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An Excursion of a Lifetime: Untamed Iceland This past year, I embarked on my third GWT trip, and as a return Gutsy Woman traveler, I qualified for a 5% Past Traveler savings in addition to various other savings offers. Having traveled with GWT to Morocco and Peru previously, I chose to head north to Iceland on the “women only” Untamed Iceland trip. For 11 days and 10 nights along with twelve women from the United States and Canada, I experienced the excursion of a lifetime that most people only read about. Upon return, I can wholeheartedly say, “ladies, book your GWT trip NOW! Iceland was never on my top ten list, but in the last year friends, family and every major travel destination writer touted this “entry point into the center of the earth”. What was fueling this change in traveling trends? Was it concern over traveling to political “hot spots”, the teetering value of the dollar, or just the need for a new and cool spot to vacation? I am glad I decided to find out. Let’s first decode one major myth about Iceland; While the Island is located just a mere 40 miles from the Arctic Circle, winter temperatures are actually warmer than New York, London and Paris, with summer temperatures you’ll only need a light sweater for. One of the first things you learn about Iceland, is that as long as you remember your girl scout preparedness and travel with light layers of outerwear and good footwear, Iceland hosts decent weather year round for travelers to experience all there is to see and do, and wow is there a lot. From the capital city of Reykjavik to the incredibly flat and desolate, thousand-year old lava fields, to some of the most spectacular and dazzling natural wonders…GWT makes traveling to unchartered territory easy and effortless. No pre-trip planning and research is necessary, no combing through tour books, searching out the secret sights, best restaurants or local attractions. GWT and their experienced on- the-ground regional

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Page 1: An Excursion of a Lifetime: Untamed Iceland GWT …2017/01/26  · An Excursion of a Lifetime: Untamed Iceland This past year, I embarked on my third GWT trip, and as a return Gutsy

AnExcursionofaLifetime:UntamedIceland

Thispastyear,IembarkedonmythirdGWTtrip,andasareturnGutsyWomantraveler,Iqualifiedfora5%PastTravelersavingsinadditiontovariousothersavingsoffers.HavingtraveledwithGWTtoMoroccoandPerupreviously,IchosetoheadnorthtoIcelandonthe“womenonly”UntamedIcelandtrip.For11daysand10nightsalongwithtwelvewomenfromtheUnitedStatesandCanada,Iexperiencedtheexcursionofalifetimethatmostpeopleonlyreadabout.Uponreturn,Icanwholeheartedlysay,“ladies,bookyourGWTtripNOW!

Icelandwasneveronmytoptenlist,butinthelastyearfriends,familyandeverymajortraveldestinationwritertoutedthis“entrypointintothecenteroftheearth”.Whatwasfuelingthischangeintravelingtrends?Wasitconcernovertravelingtopolitical“hotspots”,theteeteringvalueofthedollar,orjusttheneedforanewandcoolspottovacation?IamgladIdecidedtofindout.Let’sfirstdecodeonemajormythaboutIceland;WhiletheIslandislocatedjustamere40milesfromtheArcticCircle,wintertemperaturesareactuallywarmerthanNewYork,

LondonandParis,withsummertemperaturesyou’llonlyneedalightsweaterfor.OneofthefirstthingsyoulearnaboutIceland,isthataslongasyourememberyourgirlscoutpreparednessandtravelwithlightlayersofouterwearandgoodfootwear,Icelandhostsdecentweatheryearroundfortravelerstoexperienceallthereistoseeanddo,andwowistherealot.FromthecapitalcityofReykjaviktotheincrediblyflatanddesolate,thousand-yearoldlavafields,tosomeofthemostspectacularanddazzlingnaturalwonders…GWTmakestravelingtouncharteredterritoryeasyandeffortless.Nopre-tripplanningandresearchisnecessary,nocombingthroughtourbooks,searchingoutthesecretsights,bestrestaurantsorlocalattractions.GWTandtheirexperiencedon-the-groundregional

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operatorOAThavebeeninexistencefordecades,offeringworldwideoperationsandlocalconnectionsthatsetthemwellaboveothertouroperators.WhentravelingwithGWT,everywhereyougoyoufeelasifyouaregettingspecialandexclusiveaccess.Withtheguaranteedsmallgroupsize,youbypasstheovercrowdedtourandditchthe“touristy”feelthatmostofusavoidliketheplague.FromthemomentyoulandtoyourdeparturegateyouareinthecapablehandsofanGWT’sexpertTravelDirectorfromtheregion,alocalwhonotonlyknowsalltheinsandoutsofyourdestination,butprovidesexclusive“experiences”thatsetyourtripapart.Visitingauthenticneighborhoods,minglingwithresidentIcelanders,andeatingnotatthenewestMichelinStarrestaurant,butinthehomeofahostfamilyallowstravelerstoexperiencetherealheartofthelocaleinawaythattouristsondouble-deckerbusesnevercan.GWTalsoprovidestheopportunityfor“wiggleroom”andspontaneousadventurewithguidesthatallowtheflexibilitytostumbleuponsomething/someplaceinthemomentandthetimetoexplore.

IcelandprovidedmanymemorablemomentsincludingTheGoldenCircle,thecircuitofabout300kilometers,rangingfromReykjavik,thendippingsouthtowardIceland'suplands,andback.Withthesmallgroup,ourtourguiderevealedmanysecretsitesandoffroadadventures(includingaspontaneousRVridealongtheruggedblackbeaches).Hereweexperiencedaringofnaturalhighlights.ThingvellirNationalPark,wherewewalkedthelocationofamajorriftbetweentwotectonicplates—theEurasianandNorthAmerica,alongwithGullfossWaterfall

withsightssoincredible,itsalmostindescribable.Photosandvideosoftheselocationsdon’tdothemjusticeanditsbesttojustsoakinthewonderasyouwalkdownthesideoftheclifftowardsthewaterfall,orclimbthestairstoseeanoverviewofthesite.AtastopatGeysirHotSprings,weexperiencedsteampouringoffthehotspringsandnaturaleruptionsthattookourbreathaway.ThroughoutIceland,GWTprovidedhotelaccommodationsthatwerespaciousand

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modernandofferedallthenecessaryamenitiesneeded.ManyofmytravelmatestookadvantageofGWT’swaiveronsinglesupplementsenjoyingprivateroomsatnoextracost.ThetimingofourtripcoincidedwiththestartofsomeofthebestviewingofthefamedNorthernLightsandeachnightourtourguidesuggestedaskinghotelstafftowakeuswhenthereweresightings.Iwon’teasilyforgetthrowingawarmcoat,glovesandhatovermypajamasandventuringintothecleardarknighttoseethemagicallightshowoftheAuroraBorealisastheelectricallychargedsolarparticlescollidedwiththeearth'satmosphere,andgeneratedripplesofgreen,yellow,blueorvioletlightinthedistantsky.

AnotherstellarexperienceincludedaWhalewatchingtourupcloseandpersonalwithhumpback,blueandminkewhales,harborporpoisesandwhite-beakeddolphins.Asifthatwasn’tenough,wecappedthedaywithafishinglessonandanonboardcompetitionandabarbecueofourday’scatch!

Ononeoflastdays,wewenttotheBlueLagoonThermalSpa.Bypassingthelines,ourguidequicklyandeffortlesslydirectedustoourreservationandacoupleofhoursinthefamedwaters…don’tmisssomewelldeservedrestandrelaxationandagreattimetodriftoffaloneorminglewithspagoersfromaroundtheworld.IexperiencedaSilicaMudMaskaswellastheAlgaeMask(boththoroughlyrecommended).Icelandisdefinitelyonmylisttoreturnto.IenjoyedsuchawarmwelcomeeverywhereIvisitedandthefoodwasamazing.HighlyrecommendtheIcelandiclamb–it’sfreerange,deliciousandthefatcontentseemssomuchlowerthanathome.Fishlikehaddockandhalibutareinabundance,andshellfishisimpossiblyfresh.Myfavorite,weretheflavorful,plumplangoustines.

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Cheesesarealsoinabundance,thoughthecountry’smostnotable,Skyr,bearsmoreofaresemblancetoyogurt.Thickandrich,thedairyproductbarelymoveswhenyouturnitscontainerupsidedown.Andamusthavesouvenirtotakehome;Icelandicnaturallicoriceineveryshape,formandflavorfromchocolate-coveredtoinfusedicecream,andevenlicoriceflavoredsaltthatwhenwhippedwithbutterturnsbreadintoagastronomictreat.

CarolA.IentileownsC.I.VisionsPublicRelationsinNYC,isanavowedGutsyWomanwholovestoventureoffthebeatenpath,discoveringuncharteredexperiencesallovertheworldconnectingwithfellowtravellersandmakingnewfriends.

GutsyWomenTravelFormoreinformationcontactusat:[email protected](866-464-8879)http://gutsywomentravel.com


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