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Want to Write a Book? Go to Iceland

Literary Inspiration

The land of active volcanoes, volatile weather, and dramatic landscapes has been a hub of creativity and culture for centuries. And its the perfect place to discover literary inspiration.

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Iceland is a reality check.

Standing on the edge of the Burfell volcano, you realize what a fragile construct modern civilization is. We live on a thin layer of habitable land on a lump of rock spinning through space.

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