The Beauty Of Iceland

Iceland, an island country shaped by glaciers and volcanic eruptions, is rich in natural beauty.  See for yourself in this gorgeous, 12-minute video voyage.  This project by Henry Jun Wah Lee is titled, Legend: A Journey Through Iceland, and takes you on a “visual and aural journey through Iceland’s breathtaking landscapes during the time of the midnight sun.”

 

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If after viewing you fall totally in love with Iceland, National Geographic Expeditions will be offering a new small ship expedition to the country next year.  During this pricey cruise, ” passengers will get to experience walking on lava fields and ice sheets, visiting hot springs and waterfalls, birding in the Arctic Circle, kayaking into fjords and serene bays, and hiking along remote stretches of the Iceland coast.”  Of course there are less expensive ways to see this beautiful place, but this cruise does sound wonderful . . .

The Eiffel Tower is Europe’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction

The Eiffel Tower is the most valuable monument in all of Europe as determined by Italy’s Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce.  When they say valuable, they don’t mean culturally or historically significant, but are referring to the amount of tourists they draw along with the tourism revenue they generate.  In addition to the Eiffel Tower, the top five money-making attractions in Europe include the Colosseum, Sagrada Familia, The Duomo Cathedral, and the  Tower of London.  Are you surprised by this list?  What is your favorite European attraction?

 

Europe’s most valuable monument

The Time is Now for London

Now that the Olympics are over the Smart Money blog reports that now is a good time to visit London.  Hotels are reducing their rates to fill now-empty rooms.  You can read what they have to say here, Cheering Post-Olympic Travel to London.

 

In addition financial guru, Clark Howard,  just returning from a London/Paris trip reports that the deals are there, now.  Here is what he says.