Blogs from Southwest, Iceland, Europe - page 55

We have lived the dream in Iceland and completed the first chapter of our epic journey around the world. Iceland is a land of distinct geological regions offering a wide variety of sights. The entire country is clean—very clean. The people are very resourceful, hardy and sincere people. Although Icelanders may appear to be distant or rude, it is there nature to be weary of strangers until they get to know you. We have completely enjoyed our time in this island nation of the north. Our entire experience in Iceland has been much better than either of us could have asked for. Perhaps the most special part of this journey so far has been the people we have met. Living in a hostel naturally lends itself to meeting people. We have met some truly remarkable people ... read more

My planes didn't crash on the way here! Yay! It was actually a relatively tolerable trip over, although I'm almost convinced to start up an airline company for tall people. I first flew Calgary to Toronto via Westjet, which seemed to have more legroom and was therefore the more comfortable flight. They also do that personal-TV-in-the-back-of-the-seat-in-front-of-you thing, and one of the channels shows a map of the plane's current location, speed, and altitude, which is vital information for a geography geek like me. The Toronto to Keflavik flight, after a 3 hour stopover where I became mildly lost because no one seemed to know where the correct gate I needed was, I flew with Icelandair. They lacked the cool personal TV and map combo, and had squishier seats, but served the absolute best airline meal I've ... read more

Hallo from Iceland This is just a quick update to let everyone know we have arived in Iceland. We were projected to depart fro New York's JFK Airport at 8:25 PM on Friday, but we were delayed by an excessive backup on the cue to take off. We finally took off at 10:00 PM. The flight was uneventful. We sat in an exit row, so we had a little extra leg room on the flight. Marco got busy with meeting people and had a great time on the flight. Before we knew it, he was flirting with one of the flight attendants and earned his wings. The attached photo shows Marco right after Christiana gave him his wings. We arrived in Keflavick at 7:00 AM on Saturday morning. The temperature when we landed was a sweltering ... read more

Iceland is such a beautiful, unspoilt country. The views are spectacular since there aren't really any trees to get in the way! The water is delicious and it's just natural phenomenon after natural phenomenon. Alice and I did the Golden Circle Tour with Iceland Excursions. The hot chocolate at the Geysir café was the best deal. 200kr but free refills! I just wish I knew that beforehand so I could’ve bought it at the beginning of the stop rather than the end! Nuts. I don’t know how Icelanders survive there with the extremely high cost of everything but they do. I mean, a hamburger/fries/drink combo at a fast food joint costs about $15cdn!! That’s crazy! We managed to do the Silfra dive and touch two continents. The Silfra dive lies between the European and American tectonic ... read more

A glorious trip to Iceland with a group of friends consisting of 4 South Africans and 4 Aussies. Iceland, it seems, is a brilliant place to go for a swim - Silfra and the blue lagoon. Local food is another story entirely! The most spectacular moment was the Silfra dive - a dive in a crack between the American and Eurasian continents. The plates are drifting apart, apparently, at 2cm per year and the lake is made of melting water from a glacier so the visibility is unbelievable. It also proved to be useful when we were thirsty. The dive was all in a dry suit - a new experience for all, since the water was around a mere 3 degrees. After diving through the continents, the second dive was in the Silfra Lagoon which was ... read more