Not letting the weather dampen our visit to the Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon

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Weather, Mother Nature, the elements – whatever you want to call it, you can’t control it (except for the title you give to it).

Being exposed to varying types of weather is a non-negotiable part of travel, and we must adapt to it, even when it seems inconvenient to our plans.

As I said in my first couple of vlogs from Iceland (Which you can see here, here, and here if you haven’t already), the weather conditions in Iceland were quite snowy and windy whilst we were there.

Oh, go on, I’ll just say it. There were snowstorms. Pretty much daily.

Well, the weather event deepened during our fourth day there – just in time for our day tour to the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon – somewhere I’ve been daydreaming about visiting for years.

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The most mindbogglingly beautiful place – Banff, Alberta

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Banff is like a fairytale place for travellers: natural beauty everywhere you look, so many activities to undertake, and many travellers to trade stories with.

Yes, I’m actively ignoring the cries of “but it’s so mainstream” and “it’s a tourist trap.”

So what if it is? That doesn’t change the beauty Banff has to offer.

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