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Every now and then humans are reminded of the earth's capacity to affect their mobilities. Sometimes this earthly agency presents itself through risks and hazards which may render people immobile, but it may also send out signals that beckon the human to travel, in order to to seek meaningful connection with the earth and all its forces. The presentation will discuss this double-edged relation between tourism and earth with examples from the volcanic eruptions that took place in Iceland in 2010.