Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Why do I travel? I travel because it is a passion for me. One of the few things in life that I can talk about none-stop. (multi-domain acausal dynamic simulation is second by a long way) This trip totally really reinforced everything good for me about travelling. I think pictures only capture the sights but those are only tiny proportions of the complete traveling experience. This blog attempts to share the culture, atmosphere, thoughts at that moment, all the people I met and all the conversations. The only other option would be for you to travel too. Everyone travels differently, so this blog is my take on it. Every trip gave me different experiences and hopefully you will find them interesting.
Another reason that I like to travel is because of all the gear I collected over the years. I have to make the most of it. My jacket (7 yrs), rated for “Extreme” conditions deserves to be worn in harsh environments. My compass (3 yrs) navigates me to places that I want to go and perhaps more importantly home. My thermals (8 yrs) enable me to push my limits. My boots (2 yrs) which took me to a height of 5416m deserves more than the occasional countryside hike. The Tibetan Peace Flags (blessed) keeps me “spiritually” safe. My new sleeping bag is rated for 4 seasons now. My backpack (2 yrs) has only been to 3 major trip. So I want to make the most of everything I have.
Why Iceland? It is a geologically interesting island with active volcanoes. I had the LP guidebook too so it made sense to use it. The time between deciding to go to arriving in the country was 1 month (4 weeks). Next time, I will try to do it in 2 weeks, mainly because of a 2 weeks holiday requires a 2 weeks notice at work. On this occasion, I was ready in 3 weeks. Majority of that time was spent planning. So next time, if I travel without a plan…
I had some really useful feedback recently and there are so much room for improvement. Hopefully, the next set of updates are better and more informative for the readers (however few of them, and myself in the future).
Adventures of Delboy 