One With The Crowd

As a young boy I lived in Canberra, a city of 240,000 so the move to what is essentially Melbourne's CBD came as a rude shock to me. The bright lights, the people, constant sound of trams and cars, the people, the size of shopping centers oh and did I mention the people?
How does a city have so many people, we are everywhere!
Now lets look at Iceland's statistics, a population of 290,000, 130,000 square kilometers of isolation, ranked number 5 in countries with the lowest population densities.
Unless you are in the capital, it's not likely you are in a town with over 3,000 people in the near vicinity.
I'm lucky enough to have recently met a girl who traveled to Iceland over the break, only half way through writing this post and if I were to quote her "It's hauntingly empty" She told me of her adventures where there was no one on the roads except them, and tried to describe to me the experience of absolute silence, something I have never experienced.








The above picture shows something that not many countries posses, one that inspires many travelers. Coming back to a city like Melbourne is said to be one of the greatest shocks that a traveler can experience, often because it is completely unexpected.

Me? I can't wait to get over there and experience absolute silence, I wonder what it sounds like...

Well, until next week

Chai Latte,
Max:)

Ps. Thanks to my new friend Liza for helping me out with this one!