In the early 2000s, my family and I were living in Iceland for a span of three years. Before landing in a place where we would be living for well over a decade once we moved back to the US, the land of fire and ice was where I called home.
Iceland was a fascinating place to live, from the physical landscape to the history and culture of the country. I have vivid memories of hiking up the sides of an inactive volcano and seeing massive geysers for the first time. Once we moved back to the States, I knew I wanted to go back one day.
Living in Iceland was certainly a massive part of what would soon become a continuous wanderlust that I still have to this day. Travel is something that I've always loved, even if it's just taking a short day trip. So when the Covid-19 pandemic started and quarantine became our global norm, I knew any trips I'd had planned for 2020 and any I wanted to make for the foreseeable future were not happening.
As quarantine carried on, I definitely found myself missing the excitement of getting to day-trip and plan longer escapades. It's something that many people were missing, but travel was a no-go.
Thinking about travel though? Completely doable.
