It’s impossible to sum up everything Iceland has to offer in the space of a video, but this video does a pretty good job!

You may have heard of the Inca Trail, Camino de Santiago and the Appalachian Trail, all popular overnight treks with their own merits.  But did you know that Iceland has its own world class hike?  It’s called the Laugavegur and it’s only a three hour drive from Reykjavik to the most common starting point, the [...]

REYKJANES: 2nd STOP, GUNNUHVER GEOTHERMAL FIELD  You need to tread carefully when wandering around the striking mud pools and fumaroles of Gunnuhver, close to the Reykjanes town of Grindavík. And if you have a child with you, don’t let go of their hand! Mine stopped complaining after watching in awe as the first wave of steam [...]

REYKJANES: 1st STOP, THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE CONTINENTS I remember looking down at the lava-covered ground as the plane came in to land the first time I visited Iceland. I saw little lakes and puffs of steam here and there, and understood how the land’s first settlers could have mistaken this for smoke, thus naming [...]

As Icelandic As It Gets The Reykjavík Pool Experience First, a note on the Blue Lagoon Given you’re reading this blog, I’m willing to bet you’ve heard about the Blue Lagoon. But still, before I move on to the public pool experience, I just can’t stop myself from adding to the plethora of Blue Lagoon [...]

Once you’re on the moon, Venus isn’t so far away Iceland’s landscape is often compared to the moon. So much so that moon-bound astronauts have trained here, and David Attenborough has filmed places here to show audiences the landscape of prehistoric earth. But a few weeks ago I left the Icelandic moonscape and headed for [...]

When visiting Reykjavik I often get jealous of the arctic terns and other birds I see flying above. They must have it good with the nearby mountains to explore, clean air to breathe and fish aplenty in the harbour to torment. So when I was given the opportunity to take a helicopter ride, my first [...]

My parents are visiting for most of summer this year (escaping winter in the southern hemisphere) which means I get to play tourist a lot. To be honest, even after seven years or so, I haven’t quite shaken the tourist identity myself. Last weekend we decided to quit the city for a day and visit [...]

While the Grimsvotn ash cloud has caused headaches for some, I can’t help but think it has created a secret happiness for others.  I am talking about those of you who were “trapped” in Reykjavik for the past few days.  The lady who mid-massage at the Laugar Spa called her boss in Copenhagen sobbing that [...]