When I was planning, or half-planning, my two-week adventure around Iceland’s Ring Road, I wanted to schedule in time to cover the north. I meant to do it last time but ended up accidentally driving the entire Ring Road instead of doing the north west to east then turning round and going back again, so … More The best-kept secrets of the North West of Iceland  (North Iceland part 3)

The reason I had two whole weeks in Iceland in a campervan was that I had A Birthday while I was there. The capitals signify the significance, I’m still not comfortable with saying the actual number out loud. The way the trip seemed to be panning out, I was going to be somewhere in the … More An unbirthday on Iceland’s Diamond Circle (North Iceland part 2)

This is another Instagram vs reality. Stokksnes and Vestrahorn are a little corner of the south coast of Iceland. Stokksnes is the headland – -nes is a headland in Icelandic – and Vestrahorn is the lump of mountain attaching it to the mainland. It’s another place to scamper around looking beautiful, more commonly in pristine … More What they’re not telling you about Stokksnes

Instagram first. This is me at Stuðlagil. Blue-green water, basalt columns, vintage film camera slung across me, pretty Insta-perfect. The reality: an unplanned 5.4km round hike, a scramble my mum must never find out about, perpetually checking everything is zipped safely away and keeping half an eye on the rushing water in case some malevolent … More Stuðlagil: Instagram vs Reality

Reynisfjara, on Iceland’s south coast, claimed its latest victim last week. There have been six deaths, all at roughly the same place, in the last twenty years and at least twelve near-misses which have involved emergency rescues. I could talk for an entire blog post about the inadequacy of the signage (when I last visited, … More Using correct names saves lives: Reynisfjara vs “the black sand beach”