I thought for this month’s Travel Library, I’d choose an Icelandic book while I was in Iceland and read that. So off I went to Eymundsson and I stood in front of the shelf of English-language Icelandic books and dithered. I’ve read a couple by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, I’ve read Jar City (aka The Bog in the … More Travel Library: Quake by Auður Jónsdóttir
There are a few people out there who will recoil in horror at this. Group tours? For solo travel? No, the two things are so contrary that you can’t possibly put them together! That’s cheating! It’s not. Group tours are a great solo travel option. They’re especially great for beginners but they remain great throughout. … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: G is for Group Tours
It seems a bit redundant to post my February Week in Reykjavik Itinerary towards the end of March, especially when it had some up-and-down moments, but that’s just when Iceland Itineraries comes up in my posting schedule. Anyway, by now you’ll have seen most of what I did but I’m going to put it all … More An Iceland Itinerary: my actual February week in Reykjavik
I like to do new things, strange things, fun things. This time I did a glassblowing taster session – that is, i did a very short session designed for absolute beginners. It was at The Glass Hub, near Bath and there were eight of us. We were dressed up in kevlar gloves and sleeves – … More I tried glassblowing (I can’t do it)
In my last Iceland post (£27 jacket vs Icelandic winter), I alluded to going to Perlan and made mention of the observation deck and the ice cave. Now I’m going to reveal all to you, for this is the post about my adventure to Perlan and the Wonders of Iceland. Perlan is a very distinctive … More A day at Perlan, Wonders of Iceland
I dithered for a really long time about what F is for in the A-Z of Solo Female Travel before it dawned on me – let’s talk a bit about why solo female travel is different from general solo travel. And so F is for Female. Women out and about on their own are more vulnerable … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: F is for Female
I bought a new jacket to wear in Iceland. It’s a lightweight stuffable warm down-filled jacket and I’ve never owned anything quite like it. I did have something puffy in purple which I wore in Finland in 2014 but 1) I’m pretty sure it wasn’t actually down 2) it didn’t stuff down into a tiny … More £27 Uniqlo down jacket vs Icelandic winter
This is possibly the thing I was most excited about when I went to Iceland: I went to Lava Show Reykjavik. They make lava in a theatre! Lava Show originally opened in Vík, a small town on the south coast where tourists tend to stop for fuel on their drive along the south coast. I … More They made lava in a theatre! (Lava Show Reykjavik)
I’m back from Iceland and I currently have plans for twelve blog posts on the subject! Given that fitting them into my schedule means I’ll still be posting them in June, I might adjust that number as I go along but this one was in no doubt whatsoever from the moment I arrived, so let me … More A snowy morning at Hvammsvík
I Am A Polar Bear 