My Icelandic Guidebook series is all about the places you want to go to and the things you want to see, in detail. Guidebooks are great and I wouldn’t be without one but they don’t have space to show and tell you everything. Including details for travelling by public transport, for those who don’t hire cars and don’t want to go on group tours.
So I wrote my own.
So, has anyone else watched the new Netflix Katla series? It’s a dark, eerie atmospheric thriller set in the small town of Vík, or to give it its full name Vík í Mýrdal, on the south coast, in the shadow of a year-long eruption of the volcano Katla. Vík and Katla are both real. Vík is… More Netflix’s Katla review and local guide
You all know Jökulsárlón. It’s the glacial lagoon, the one with the icebergs floating around. Outside of the south-west, the likes of the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon, it’s Iceland’s most visited sight. In a very photogenic country, this is a particularly beautiful one. Let’s have a quick Icelandic lesson, because Icelandic words seem… More The Icelandic Guidebook: Jökulsárlón
And for the second part of my new Icelandic Guidebook series, I’m going to introduce you to the south west’s most popular day trip: the Golden Circle. The Golden Circle is really the tourist tag for a route that takes in Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss. There are plenty of other stops according to the whim… More The Icelandic Guidebook: The Golden Circle
Part one of a new series: I know a bit about Iceland and it’s time to turn that into something useful. I’m going to start with the Blue Lagoon, since it’s Iceland’s biggest tourist attraction. First, whether you consider yourself a tourist, a traveller or something in between, and regardless of your feelings around “tourist… More The Icelandic Guidebook: The Blue Lagoon
Welcome to my ultimate guide to the Laugavegur Trail. One of my favourite travel vloggers is Christianne Risman who recently launched her website, backpackingbananas.com. Among other things, she has a store with a Google Maps Backpacking Colombia legend, which I thought was an amazing idea. I’m working on an Iceland one but at the moment… More The Ultimate Guide to the Laugavegur Trail