By and large, I’m a solo traveller and I think it’s time I started emphasising that a bit more.
Back in the days when I could solo travel, I gravitated towards Iceland, Scandinavia and the Arctic, with occasional visits to places like the Baltic states and eastern Europe but you’ll find plenty of Paris and Switzerland and western Europe here too. Actually, my non-Wessex UK travels are here as well, so come with me to Scotland, London and a few other places around my own country.
This is the last of the Iceland content for a month or so! Today I’m taking you to Reykjavík’s Saga Museum, which I should have visited years ago. It’s sponsored the official city map for at least as long as I’ve been going, which surely makes it Iceland’s most prominent museum/indoor attraction and yet… I… More Hiding from the weather at the Saga Museum
The short answer to “is it worth paying for premium security?” is “sometimes”. I was innocently booking my airport parking (is Gatwick’s official parking usually half the price of Heathrow’s? Another reason to prefer flying from LGW!) when I spotted that you could upgrade to premium security for £5. I’ve never done it before but… More I paid for premium security. Was it worth it?
FlyOver Iceland is one of Reykjavik’s newest attractions, opened about two years ago by the same company behind the Sky Lagoon, and one of at least five indoor attractions in the Grandi district on the far side of the Old Harbor. I considered going in here last April and chickened out on the grounds of… More FlyOver Iceland – a virtual helicopter tour
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
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
Last summer, I wrote a “what I packed for Iceland in August” post but Iceland is very different in February and I have an extra variable this time: I went with the cheapest flights I could find and guess what? No hold luggage! I don’t think I’ve ever been to Iceland without hold luggage! A… More Winter packing for Iceland – in a carry-on!
A friend got in touch the other day. His brother is going to Iceland and wanted to ask about tours vs doing it himself and it occurred to me that I’ve never actually written a How To Plan A Trip to Iceland post. Well, here we go! My initial response was to ask about seasons… More How to plan a trip to Iceland
And here we are, on Christmas Eve, on the Christmassy post from my trip to the German Christmas Market! I’ve covered two swimming trips, one indoor and one outdoor, a Christmas light trail and a trip to Cologne Cathedral but at last we come to Frankfurt Christmas Market! There are four or five separate sections.… More What to do in Frankfurt: Christmas Market
This is the fourth post of the Frankfurt series and I think this is the first time I’m taking you into actual city centre Frankfurt! It’s winter, it’s cold, I’ve done the market a couple of times and I’m tired. So where do I? I go for a swim! I like swimming. I like wallowing in… More What to do in Frankfurt: Titus Thermen