The week before I went to Helsinki, I saw that line as the title of a piece about Iceland, which is actually about Hvammsvik Hot Springs, which I discovered in February and adore. But with plans to go to Helsinki just four days away, the phrase “holistic & healing” jumped right out at me. I … More Helsinki is the holistic, healing holiday destination you’ll never forget
It’s mid-May – at least, in my plan it is – and I’m finally delivering the last of the February 2023 Iceland posts! Well, I still have plans to tear RE apart in a long essay but this is the last of the proper “what I did” posts. I hid from the snow and the … More Guaranteed Northern Lights at Aurora Reykjavik
On the far side of Reykjavik’s Old Harbour, in the Grandi district, in a big ol’ warehouse, you can meet a whale. You can meet lots of whales. If the weather is too bad, or you’re too emetophobic, or you’re dubious about the ethics, and you’re not going out on a boat to look for … More I met a whale! (at Whales of Iceland)
On a rainy afternoon, I stopped by the Settlement Exhibition right in the middle of downtown Reykjavik. It’s part of Reykjavik City Museum – there are five exhibitions in the group which also includes Árbær Open Air Museum, the Museum of Photography, the Maritime Museum over at Grandi and Viðey Island, which I did a … More Going back in time at the Settlement Exhibition
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
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
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
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
I Am A Polar Bear 