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Of trolls, elves, the purest blue and cold asses
Published: May 19th 2012Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík
May 19th 2012
What an amazing last couple of days, let me tell you. Yesterday we went over and went river rafting on some 2+ rapids, no worries, you have probably survived more horrifying waters in your bathtub!! But it was incredibly beautiful and buttass cold people! We had on wet suits and such, but still, it started to snow on us a bit and well it is all glacier water here so thangs tend to get a bit cold you know! We then had a bit of a tour around the Golden Circle, which is comprised of a pretty impressive waterfall, some hotsprings and geysers as well as a good look at the site of Icelandś first parliament location, which is just adjacent to active plates of the earth, plates that are busy as hell pulling the earth ... read more
May 17th 2012
I have made it to the island of fire and vikings! I was brought in on the red eye and have had today to try and recoup the sleep deprivation and to enjoy the city. The city is quite similar in feel to Helsinki, the port is right to the south of my hostel and the church is,of course, right at the top of a big hill. The church is really quite fantastic, with columns reaching high into the sky. I have assigned myself some homework though as I could not discern which religion it belongs to. I usually stop into churches to say a prayer and noticed that in this one there was no symbol of Jesus (or anyone I recognized) anywhere. The city, town really, has its own vibe. Quite peaceful actually. Stores sell ... read more
April 16th 2012
Greeting All This is Part two of my Iceland Blog We arrived in Reykjavik after a long 400km and slow (I couldn’t afford another speeding ticket) drive along the south coast. It had been drizzling most of the day and as we got closer to Reykjavik it started to get a lot heavier. Our first impressions were that is was a ghost town, there was hardly a car on the road or anyone on the streets. We had to double check that this was a Saturday and not a Sunday. We subsequently learnt that on the Easter weekend the majority of the population like to get together as a family and east a meal of lamb at home. After we found our hostel and dropped our gear off we headed out into the rain to explore. ... read more
March 12th 2012
My friend Thaik mentioned he had a significant birthday coming up and was looking for suggestions for a long weekend somewhere warm to celebrate. We suggested Iceland. Warm he said ... Blue Lagoon we said ... I want bikinis he said ... we told him he was dreaming and still said Blue Lagoon! A bit of lobbying over drinks and before you know it twelve people are heading to Iceland to celebrate four birthday over 4 days. The weekend started on the right note courtesy of Glenn's mate Mark who organised for everyone to be seated together at the front of the economy section in the posh seats - thanks Mark! So we flew in comfort and arrived at Reyjkavic with an fitting welcome of a snowstorm. A clever bit of bag theft by Tick Tock ... read more
February 8th 2012
The always changing trip to Iceland, just to drink. Not much to say other than alot of eating and drinking in a 48 hour period. Going back enroute to DC on 22 May. ... read more
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February 1st 2012
Nú hef ég orðið að beiðni margra og stofnað ferðablogg. Ég veit ekki hvort ég muni endast hér eitthvað eða hvort facebook verði minn helsti samskiptaháttur. Hef ekkert bloggað að viti síðan 2006, hvað þá skrifað dagbók.. svo við skulum sjá til hvernig fer. Það eru ennþá alveg 2 mánuðir og 5 dagar í SA-asíu reisuna.. en hver er að telja? (ÉG!). Nú er semsagt bara í gangi svona undirbúningstímabil, einnig þekkt undir nafninu "ég hlakka svo mikið til að ég er að springa - tímabilið". Við Raggi pöntuðum ferðahandbók um þetta svæði frá Lonely Planet og ég geri lítið annað þessa dagana en að lesa mér til um hina og þessa staði sem væri gaman að ferðast til og vinna (safna - safna - safna!!) Já, ég held að þetta sé orðið gott í bili, ... read more
Whirlwind trip to Reykjavik and Stockholm
Published: January 30th 2012Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík » Kopavogur
January 25th 2012
To book my flights and hotels a week before departure, to get travel-books 24 hour before my flight, and to read them for the first time during my flight has become the hallmark of my travel. This was no different. Manan and I decided on this trip a week before. I had always wanted to visit Iceland in winter. We flew Iceland Air from JFK airport in NY. I started on time in the morning, but after an hour, I realized that I had forgotten my passport back home. So I had to turn back, and that put us about 2 hours behind schedule. In the end, we managed to reach aiport on time, only to be told that the filght was delayed by 2 hours because of weather in Reykjavik. Bummer .. I thought, because ... read more
October 25th 2011
We have just completed a week in Iceland and wow, what a trip! Iceland surpassed all expectations that we had and we cannot recommend it enough for you to take a trip there. Flights were easy, just a two hour hop from Manchester, we collected our hire car at Reykjavik airport and we were off. We spent our first few days using the capital Reykjavik as our base and would wake up early each morning and set off for a day’s driving and exploring. We stayed in a lovely guesthouse called “House of Spirits” (Thankfully we didn’t get visited by any ghosts :) ) which was right next to the main shopping district, harbour, bars & restaurants etc. Many people think Iceland is crazily expensive and whilst it definitely can be, there are ways around this ... read more
October 19th 2011
(To see all 64 pictures, you just need to click on one and you can scroll through!) Iceland! Wow! What a trip! My mom and I seized the chance to do some traveling during my employment gap, and a knitting tour to Iceland seemed like the right move! We went with a group called Knitting Iceland run by a fantastic woman named Ragga. Getting enough of her, knitting, nature, food, Reykjavik, geothermal pools, horses, sheep, crazy weather, and creativity was impossible! The airport is located about forty minutes from Reykjavik so right off the bat we were able to get a taste of the incredible landscape through our sleepy eyes. One part of the drive is through a lava field which is covered in lush green moss, while other moments offered views of a rather stormy ... read more
October 5th 2011
Some dive are more impressive than others...some are actually even colder than your average dive! Today challenge, diving the Great Divide of Silfra in the Thingvellir National Park. I know, you are asking me but what the hell is he speaking about. Fifty kilometers from Reykjavik lay the Thingvellir National Park with a huge lake in the middle of it. This lake is actually fed by water filtring from glaciers way away from here. And in the middle of this wonderland is Silfra. This is the crack in between two seismic plates, being the European plate and the North American plate. In some places this crack has been filled through the centuries by water melting and filtering from surrounding glaciers. This means the water is at a constant 2 degrees celsius...but better, this water is so ... read more
