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Hveragerdi, Iceland (Around The World 2016, Episode 3)

June 28, 2016 · by Brandon Collins · in Uncategorized. ·

After meeting some new friends through Couchsurfing.com we started our journey around Iceland by climbing Mount Esja, which is just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland then headed up to Hveragerdi, a natural geo thermal hot spring for a nice evening soak.

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