Is this technically a Travel Library? As far as I’m concerned, it is. It’s all about volcanoes – volcanoes around the planet and around the solar system and as there are no volcanoes in the vicinity of my house, and as I associate volcanoes with going to Iceland, this fits the bill. I’ve been looking forward to … More Travel Library: Super Volcanoes by Robin George Andrews
An important but boring one. I is for Insurance because you need travel insurance! This is my mum’s favourite subject. She loves to read the paper and see the angry faces of people who went off on luxury holidays without insurance and are now furious that after a skiing accident or recurrence of a pre-existing … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: I is for Insurance
It’s three and a half weeks since I walked the South Downs Way and I guess it’s time to switch my brain on and do a little analysis. I knew what this post was going to say, word for word, while I was limping through the countryside but when I got home and tried to … More What I learned about myself, long-distance hiking and kit on the South Downs Way
Not all of it! I didn’t walk the entire length of the South Downs Way. I didn’t even walk the entire length of what I had planned. But I managed 28km of it, which is 17.5% and that’s not bad. My plan was days one and two as given by both the South Downs Way … More I walked the South Downs Way!
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
Another A-Z of Solo Female Travel and today I want to talk about hotels & hostels. Accommodation! Where to stay! It’s really down to your budget and your style of travel. For some reason, I seem to be writing this series with backpacking in mind and I have no idea why. It’s not something I … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: H is for Hotels & Hostels
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
I thought for this month’s Travel Library, I’d choose an Icelandic book while I was in Iceland and read that. So off I went to Eymundsson and I stood in front of the shelf of English-language Icelandic books and dithered. I’ve read a couple by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, I’ve read Jar City (aka The Bog in the … More Travel Library: Quake by Auður Jónsdóttir
There are a few people out there who will recoil in horror at this. Group tours? For solo travel? No, the two things are so contrary that you can’t possibly put them together! That’s cheating! It’s not. Group tours are a great solo travel option. They’re especially great for beginners but they remain great throughout. … More The A-Z of Solo Female Travel: G is for Group Tours
I Am A Polar Bear 