Blogs from Reykjavík, Southwest, Iceland, Europe - page 9

Surprise! I'm in Iceland! Not surprised? Yeah, ok I guess not much of a surprise... although it's my first time during winter, so this will be new. I flew WOW for the first time - it was clean, it was as comfortable as any other carriers (except be aware there are no TVs/movies so bring your own entertainment!). I like the quirks they offer - everything is purple and everything has little sayings on it. (Ex: my headrest said "Hi! I'm your seat!" ; the drink cart said: "They see me rolling...") I had no problems, but we sat on the tarmac FOREVER in MTL, so a lot of people around me were pretty freaked out about making connections. I'm going to wager they all made their connections, but that their bags did not. Literally the ... read more

Dear Blog Readers, I knew three things about Iceland before visiting: 1. It's bloody expensive 2. It has an unpronounceable volcano that exploded in 2010 meaning we 'annoyingly' had to extend our stay in the south of France by two weeks on holiday 3. Their football team puts ours to shame So I suppose it was time to find out more about this place. The flights were cheap (£200 for both of us) but forgot about getting a checked bag included...there gone £50. Number 1 above already coming to fruition. We landed in Keflavik just before midnight and found our hire car place (Green Motion) and soon settled into our Ford Fiesta which would become our second home for the next few days. Just outside the capital city, Reykjavik, sat our hotel (Kieunes) which we managed ... read more

This entry needs a little background……in 2012 we were fortunate enough to spend more than two weeks in Iceland. Iceland is an amazing country that offers lava fields, glaciers, waterfalls, hot springs, tundra and all sorts of geological wonders. We think of it with fond, fond memories and dreamed of going back. It is a truly an incredibly unique spot in the world and frankly….there is no other place quite like it. When sitting with friends who ask what is our favorite country we visited, Iceland is one of the countries at the top of our list. Family and friends often ask why we don’t return to some of these wonderful locations that we have experienced and told them about…. our standard answer has been…… there is a big world out there and we want to ... read more

This all started as one of us was sitting in school last year and said casually, "This kind of thing would never happen in Finland." It was a small comment, but it had a life of its own. Fast-forward 6 months and here we are: Sam, Jennifer, Kat and Lyn - 4 American girls - off on an adventure well beyond Finland. We start with Iceland on July 16th and then continue to Helisnki, Tallin, Stockholm, Bergen, Voss, Flam and Oslo. We'll keep you informed with photos and chatter as we travel lightly and laugh constantly. We will be quite the team. Keep an eye out!... read more

Heute sind wir um 08:45 vom Hotel in Richtung Blaue Lagune aufgebrochen. Diese ist sehr sehenswert aber auch teuer. Der Standardpreis ist 8000 ISK, was im Moment knapp 80 Euro sind. Und wir waren nur etwa zwei Stunden drin, was aber eigentlich gereicht hat. Der Eintritt wurde wie in allen anderen als Gruppe besuchten Museen vom Reiseführer übernommen. Ich muss noch etwas zum Wechselkurs sagen. Zum Jahreswechsel bekam man etwa 120 ISK für den Euro und mittlerweile nur noch 110. Im letzten Sommer waren es noch etwa 130-140. Spätestens im Januar hatte ich auch gebucht. Also nochmals zur Blauen Lagune. Wie man auf den Fotos sieht, ist es ein schönes und wegen der Bekanntheit gut besuchtes Thermalbad in einem Gebiet mit Lavasteinen. Das heiße Wasser dort wie auch das Warmwasser in den Hotels riecht etwas nach ... read more