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May 25th 2013
If you are going to go to Iceland in May, and you are sensitive to cold, I really recommend to bring some winter clothes or ski suits. Otherwise, you will go to shopping to get a warm clothes instead of seeing the great sights of Iceland.... read more
May 21st - May 29th 2013 -The purpose of the travel
Published: June 15th 2013Europe » Iceland » Southwest » KeflavikMay 20th 2013
The purpose of this travel includes: Excellent bread and crispier french fry (Paris) The famous hot dog (Iceland) Afternoon tea served with the food on a tiered stand (London) Curry different from it in Japan (London) Great sights Seljalandsfoss Gullfoss geysir and strokkur geyser Relaxation Being covered with silica mud at Blue Lagoon Route Map ... read more
September 22nd 2012
I have finally made it….well to Iceland at least. The joy of this part of my journey is that I am with my 18 year old son, my mom and my aunt. With my family I am discovering a piece of my heritage and a little hesitant that the stories of my heritage may not be as glorious as the stories that I may have made up over time for myself. We arrived and the first thing of note is that the people of Iceland are very kind. Icelanders are very friendly. I have gone into countries with high expectations and have become very disappointed, so despite my love of this country I did come a bit guarded on what I would really experience (I will talk about Italy next week as it will be my ... read more
July 19th 2012
It is rather incredible just how much a group can pack into one cycle of the sun! We left Seattle "this morning" (Wednesday) at about 4pm and flew with the sun which never set. We arrived here in a barren yet lush Iceland. Volcanic rocks blanketing the landscape. The surroundings remind me of many other locales, the hills of Scotland, the sharp volcanic earth of the Big Island of Hawaii and even the short cropped dry grass of Malta. It is a place like no other, yet like many others, a true dichotomy of design. We arrived at 6:30am and easily made our transfer. It was a bumpy approach through the clouds toward the steaming earth, full of geothermal goodness that would play a pivotal role in the remainder of our day. After a half an ... read more
July 1st 2012
Day 1 – We arrived in Reykjavik at 11:45pm on Saturday night. It took a while for the luggage to come through, and I got some cash at an ATM while Jeroen waited for the bags. Next stop was finding Fox Rent a Car, operated by Atak car rental. Atak, love it. Luckily Jeroen was looking around and saw my name on a sign. It was Omar, from Atak, and he drove us to their office, about a minute away. We decided to upgrade to a 4x4 car, even though it was tiny. The terrain in Iceland can be bad, so we went for the car. We finally got out of there at 1am or so, and went searching for the bed and breakfast we had chosen near the airport. Since we are so high in ... read more
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September 2nd 2011
Sleeping in Airports Well, the past couple of days in Iceland have been cold, rainy, and full of rocks. Pretty rocks though, so it makes up for the other stuff. The flight to the great island in the North Atlantic could boast no splendor. Iceland Air were perfectly amicable, however, they did not feed us (boo!). So running on a bagel in eaten in Seatac Airport, I arrived to this rocky outcrop of land some mad viking thought fit to inhabit. After an hours bus ride, into Reykjavik I came. The ride was mostly filled with cloudiness (due to my lack of sleep) and astonishment (at the amount of cars on the road. Traffic = as bad as Vancouver). It also lead me to a very important discovery about Icelandic drivers: either (a) they drive like ... read more
August 29th 2011
Iceland has few trees and few flowers because of the short growing season. But, here's a few ...... read more
August 28th 2011
The Blue Lagoon is a marketing marvel ... how do you make an environmental mess into a tourist trap? Well ... a geothermal power plant had believed they could return the waste water back deep into the earth by just letting it flow out and that it would naturally seep into the ground. It did for a while, but after a few years, the ground couldn't absorb anymore and the waste water started accumulating at the surface. No environmental impact studies? No problem ... just build some fancy looking buildings, name it the Blue Lagoon, call it a spa, charge an arm and a leg to get your body soaked and voila!... read more
June 10th 2011
Sitting at the airport in Iceland preparing to go to London after yet another flight delay. At least this one is only an hour and a half. We got up at 5:45 am to drive around the National Park where we saw hot springs, a geyser, and waterfalls along with goats, horses, mountains, rivers, snow, and oceans. Gena, Sam, Margaret, and I have had so much fun here that it is hard to believe that we are splitting up tomorrow for the week. I am off to Budapest tomorrow afternoon to visit my friend Tanya from Mock Trial who is studying law there and meet up with a few fellow law students currently studying in Budapest. ... read more
