Interesting seeing at least 15 teachers that I follow on Twitter as they visit Iceland last week: the main half term for many UK schools. There were thousands of geography students there, with a number of coaches lined up at the popular attractions.
When we went last with school, we decided to go the following week, when it was a lot quieter, and with similar amounts of daylight and temperatures... We were also fortunate with the Northern lights, although there were plenty of sightings last week too.
There has been some talk of late about the impact of tourism in Iceland, and I produced a collaborative ESRI StoryMap here. If you want to add an extra example of how tourism might be affecting an area that would be great...
It's embedded below...
This BBC article asks the same question with respect to Iceland, and it's a question that has been asked before in recent times.
Thanks to David Rogers for sharing these images and allowing me to use it here...
A reminder of the growing trend in the use of drones. Here are some signs at tourist spots in Iceland regarding the use of drones in these areas...
Image credit: David Rogers
Some cities have banned some tourist activities. I noticed when in Madrid that there were several Segway tours going around the central part of the city. Here's a tour near the Opera, taken last week, riding Segeways...
Image: Alan Parkinson
When we went last with school, we decided to go the following week, when it was a lot quieter, and with similar amounts of daylight and temperatures... We were also fortunate with the Northern lights, although there were plenty of sightings last week too.
There has been some talk of late about the impact of tourism in Iceland, and I produced a collaborative ESRI StoryMap here. If you want to add an extra example of how tourism might be affecting an area that would be great...
It's embedded below...
This BBC article asks the same question with respect to Iceland, and it's a question that has been asked before in recent times.
Thanks to David Rogers for sharing these images and allowing me to use it here...
A reminder of the growing trend in the use of drones. Here are some signs at tourist spots in Iceland regarding the use of drones in these areas...
Image credit: David Rogers
Some cities have banned some tourist activities. I noticed when in Madrid that there were several Segway tours going around the central part of the city. Here's a tour near the Opera, taken last week, riding Segeways...
Image: Alan Parkinson
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