I simply got here again from a bucket checklist trip- Iceland. I’ve needed to go ever since I discovered that they had a Girls’s Get together- which have been generally in energy. The Girls’s Get together of Iceland ‘Energy of the plenty’: the day Iceland’s girls went on strike and altered historical past | Iceland | The Guardian the place girls went on strike and altered the historical past of the nation perpetually. Right this moment Iceland is essentially the most gender fairness nation on the earth for ladies, the most secure nation on the earth for women- and intensely stunning. You possibly can learn extra about it right here: What Are the Icelandic Girls Like? Feminism, Custom and CrossFit (iamreykjavik.com) and right here: 7 Legal guidelines That Present Why Iceland Ranks First for Gender Equality (globalcitizen.org)
Iceland can be a pacesetter in inexperienced vitality, and general well being of its nation and of its citizens- the water is from glaciers and geo-thermal underwater swimming pools—it’s in a phrase not simply stunningly stunning however stunningly efficient in conservation and well being and out there to all of its residents. Authorities of Iceland | Water
This month I’m simply posting some photos from my “bucket checklist” journey to a land the place girls matter greater than wherever else on the earth. It was superb to simply be there. I additionally suppose it’s necessary to try this “bucket checklist” journey in the event you can and see the place it leads you. Mine will lead me again to Iceland quickly, I hope.
Footage from the land of fireplace and ice. All photographs by: Marie Cartier