Iceland had been my dream for years. Huge waterfalls, glaciers, volcanoes, endless skies. But going alone was too expensive, and the idea of driving for hours without company didn’t feel right. So I shared my van itinerary proposal on Compagni di Viaggi.
Within a few days, Sara — a photographer chasing northern lights — and Marco, a trekking enthusiast, joined in. We met at Reykjavik airport, a bit awkward at first, but after our first night in a campsite under a sky full of stars, we were already “the team.”
We cooked together in lunar landscapes, slept wrapped in our sleeping bags, ran under an icy waterfall laughing like kids.
And the first night the aurora lit up the sky… we stood in a circle, in silence, each lost in our own thoughts, yet deeply together.
We still have a WhatsApp group called *The Real Vikings*.
