Love Your Photos and Stories Hello Hem, I am considering starting travel blog and found your site while doing research. Great photos and well-written stories. I enjoyed it very much. Any tips for starting a travel blog? Thanks and keep the journey going!
Great Review! I enjoyed reading about your time in Iceland! We were just there in May, 2018, and had both good & bad weather too --- from driving sleet and rain for the Golden Circle, better for South Coast tour, and sunny for the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Wish we had been as lucky as you in seeing Puffins!
Cold and Wet - but it's wonderful Hi Hem, You're quite right, eleven days is not enough. Good to see you did the motorhome bit - we chose to leave ours at home when we went last year and had two weeks of B&B - just enough time to get all the way around, but it's hard work on those roads isn't it? Great blog - well done. David. Grey-haired-nomads
Cold and Wet - but it's wonderful Hi David. Thanks for commenting.
Yes, it was cold and wet at times. That's what you'll get given the geography of the island but it is beautiful nonetheless. The vehicle I rented was just a small van that could sleep two. I guess, B&Bs would be a right choice outside of the summer season. The van I drove is not recommended from Oct to April. It just could not handle the Icelandic winds though I faced rough weather only for a small stretch in Snæfellsnes peninsula.
Yes, 11 days is not enough. A lot to see and explore.
Thanks. The clouds and fog had cleared up as I drove towards Seydisfjordur on route 93 when I came across this nice scene. Had to stop to see the cloud touching down on the lake!
Wow! What a wonderful way to see Iceland! I am now thinking I'd like to do the same. Your pictures are amazing. You did a great job capturing the essence of this country!
Thanks Andrea You should do the same. Or see Iceland in any other way. The landscape and natural beauty of the country is inspiring and unique in its own way!
Weather I had some of the same weather problems in Alaska ... low clouds and rain cannot see the mountains! However you seem to have managed to get some amazing photos.. and there is great info about what to see there . I hope I can do the ring road some time.
Thanks Lynne Yes, Icelandic weather is dynamic. When sun is out, clouds are not far behind! Clouds are actually good for photography but when fog and clouds obscure the mountain tops, then you and your camera are not seeing much!
Great blog! Wonderful photos, useful info, thanks for sharing! Dear Hem, did you see anyone cycling around Iceland? How windy was it? Looking forward to hearing more of your time in the north.
thanks Jeremy I do remember seeing a few bikers. Not sure if they were tourists or locals. It did get windy one day towards the end of my trip and driving the van felt risky. Other days were just fine with regards to wind.
Amazing photos Iceland seems like a photographers paradise! As always, I enjoyed looking through your photos... I love the idea of experiencing an endless summer day - quite literally! How did your body clock cope with the lack of darkness? Looking forward to more blogs.
Yes, Iceland is indeed a photographers paradise. Regarding body clock, I just adjusted in a couple of days. I was out the first night as weather was nice but it is difficult to become an owl overnight! If the sun had been out all nights, yes I would have tried to sleep during day and roam around in the night! During non-cloudy nights, long golden hour light can create a spellbinding effect.
I am a guy originally from India and have been in the US for many years. Travelling is fast becoming my passion and I would like to see interesting places in this world.... full info
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Love Your Photos and Stories
Hello Hem, I am considering starting travel blog and found your site while doing research. Great photos and well-written stories. I enjoyed it very much. Any tips for starting a travel blog? Thanks and keep the journey going!