Blogs from Southwest, Iceland, Europe - page 51

9th Mar: Holiday time again! Since the Icelandic banks had recently collapsed, now was supposed to be the best time to visit Iceland. So I found some flights on the internet with the budget airline Iceland Express leaving form Stanstead, got fairly priced (for England!) train tickets. My mate, Michelle was coming a long, too. The hostels I found online was expensive, over twenty quid for a dorm room and very far from the centre of Reykjavik. I then found a complete steal on some random website, a twin room in a hotel, still not city centre, but closer than the hostel, for about 25 quid a night between us, including breakfast. A complete bargain, though I was dubious about the website as it seemed too good to be true, but I still booked it. Train ... read more

... From the Midnight Sun where the Hot Springs Blow! Led Zeppelin definitely knew what they were talking about when they wrote that song. I had that chorus going through my head for the entire weekend! This is the first entry of the new year and new semester- thanks for keeping up! This semester is starting out beautifully courses are more challenging, flatmates are lovely, and more travels! I left late afternoon on Thursday after Practical (lab) my professor was very understanding which is terrific because he comes across as a very grumpy/sarcastic sort, and he let me take a practical test early so that I could rush to catch a flight. I took the bus into the city center, where I got a taxi. Sometimes I just luck out with Taxi drivers, this one was ... read more

Hi All My last day in Iceland and i can say that the time i spent here is far to short, i have had a fantastic time here and i cant wait to come back, i have been so hungry that i ate a horse and puffin bird.....hhhmmm, they had whale on the menu but i figured that horses and bird were not endangered. Shortly i fly out to New York where i am sure that all of my dreams and ambitions will come true, i mean only in America right, the greatest country on earth......( i am being sarcastic :) ) I am looking forward to New York, my hotel is on Time Square and seems close to most things. I also get to meet up with my buddy Peter and i am sure that ... read more

Wow this place is great. Reykjavik is a beautiful city and yesterday we went out of the city to see a geysir and a massive waterfall, the temp out of the city was -5 it was sooo cold but great. Today we are heading out to a glacier and lava tunnels, i cant wait to see what that is like, it has been to cloudy to see any aroua so hopefully that will clear up before Sunday. Here are some pics from the Blue Lagoon. xx Haz/Dad... read more

Hi Everyone I got off the plane yesterday morning and thought 'this is not so cold' until a wind gust went straight through me, it was soooo cold, i really should have been wearing a jacket, lol, needless to say i put it on quick smart! Our hotel is great, Matt got a special rate at Hotel Thingholt, check it out if you get a chance. After we check into our rooms we went to a thermal pool called the blue lagoon, check out the website at bluelagoon.com the weather was below 1 degree but the water was 38 degree depending on were you same, i have some great pics. Even Timmy got to come with us and he was snowed on!!!! Today we are either going on a glacier and doing a glacier walk for ... read more