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LETTERS FROM ICELAND: Nanna Gunnarsdóttir

In Icelandic we have the saying: “Vits er þörf, þeim er víða ratar, daelt er heima hvað”, which more or less translates to: “Those who remain homebound are bound to remain ignorant”. I think this outlook on travel is rich in Icelandic culture. We are isolated, sometimes only 50 people can populate a tiny fjord village, and we want to know what lies beyond.

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