Today brings part eight of my series about the ten best geothermal pools, lagoons, spas, hot springs etc etc in Iceland and I’m taking you along to the Sky Lagoon. This one’s claim to fame is that it’s just 15 minutes from downtown Reykjavik and it waves its unique seven-step Ritual as evidence of … More New video: Sky Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
I know, it’s only been two weeks since the last Travel Library but a) I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of Georgia posts that are starting on Thursday and b) I wanted a bit of breathing room between getting home and getting the first post out. Of course, today’s book isn’t technically about travel. … More Travel Library: Kvachi by Mikheil Javakhishvili
It’s time for the seventh episode of “Is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?”, the ten-part series where I take a closer look at the pools, lagoons, spas, hot springs and geothermal experiences aimed at tourists, see what facilities they have to offer, score them points and then compare and contrast to figure out … More New video: Vök Baths – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
How have I never written this before? Laugardalslaug, the big public pool in Reykjavik, the best swimming pool in the country, a place I make a point of visiting whenever I’m in Reykjavik and yet have never written about? Might be because you’re not allowed to take cameras in, so I have no photos. Nonetheless, … More Laugardalslaug is the best swimming pool in Iceland
A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Adventure Queens Virtual Campout. This is probably my favourite of the online events lingering from the lockdowns. I know we’ve largely gone back to normal life but we’ve learned that we can get so many more people together online. Our “Old Gang” Christmas event is now … More Adventure is in the eye of the beholder
Part six, I think! Is Geosea the best geothermal pool in Iceland? Geosea is on top of the cliffs at Husavik, on Iceland’s north coast, and opened in 2018. In this video, I look at what it has and what it doesn’t have, score it points based on the same system I’ve been using for … More New video: Geosea – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
I read a lot of non-fiction in 2023, for someone who doesn’t really read non-fiction. The plan for this year is mostly to read more fiction from around the world – or at least from the Nordic region. But I read this in December and it fits the theme too well not to talk about … More Travel Library: Adventure Revolution by Belinda Kirk
I do believe I’ve finally reached the end of my posts about Helsinki last May! This last one is about my boat trip around the bay and the islands. I said a couple of posts ago that I like to see a city from the water. If a boat trip it possible, I will almost … More A freezing summer’s boat trip around Helsinki
A) I can’t believe I’m at part five of this ten-part series already! That’s halfway through! B) I can’t believe Krauma is the fifth-oldest pool! Because I’m working through Iceland’s ten geothermal pools, lagoons, spas and hot springs in age order and the fact that this is fifth when it only opened in 2017 gives … More New video: Krauma – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
If you don’t know, I’m something of an enthusiast of ecclesiastical architecture. Well, I’m a fan of Norman and Gothic. St Paul’s leaves me cold and while I appreciated its Gothic grandeur, Truro Cathedral was disappointing in that it was brick and only a little over a century old. So I stopped by three churches … More Three churches in Helsinki
I Am A Polar Bear 