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?
It’s time for the seventh video in the Iceland summer 2023 series and this is the one I’ve been looking forward to seeing the most. Today is the day when I’m off kayaking Jökulsárlón! Then I drove two or three hours across the south coast to Vik – you don’t see much of that –… More Video: Kayaking Jökulsárlón | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
Another week, another video – I’m driving over the mountains from Egilsstaðir to Skaftafell. It’s a longer drive than I planned so I break the journey with a little nose around Jökulsárlón. There’s plenty of behind the scenes here I really wish I could have stopped and filmed more of the mountain road but there… More Video: Mountains & glaciers | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
It’s Tuesday, it’s six o’clock, it’s time for a new video. It’s episode 5 of the Iceland summer 2023 series and today I’m driving across the Desert of Misdeeds to Egilsstaðir before spending my evening at Vök Baths. I’ve quite enjoyed the behind-the-scenes thing, so let’s have a look at what else is going on… More Video: The Desert of Misdeeds | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
The third of the three geothermal pool reviews! We’re at the tenth pool, east Iceland’s Vök Baths. Vök does have a USP, right up front and centre – Iceland’s only floating infinity pools! It’s a five or ten minute drive from Egilsstaðir, the capital and main town of the region, and it’s set on the… More Relaxing at Vök Baths
There’s one thing I’ve wanted to do in Iceland for years but somehow it’s never fitted into my itinerary. Well, thanks to my Summer in the North trip turning into Impromptu Whistlestop Tour of the Ring Road, suddenly it did fit: I went kayaking on the glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón. We all know Jökulsárlón, Iceland’s famous… More Kayaking on the Glacial Lagoon
You all know Jökulsárlón. It’s the glacial lagoon, the one with the icebergs floating around. Outside of the south-west, the likes of the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon, it’s Iceland’s most visited sight. In a very photogenic country, this is a particularly beautiful one. Let’s have a quick Icelandic lesson, because Icelandic words seem… More The Icelandic Guidebook: Jökulsárlón
It’s already S and there are only seven more editions of the A-Z of Iceland left after this. S is for Skaftafell. Today, Skaftafell is part of the Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður, the Vatnajökull National Park, although the first time I went there Skaftafell was a National Park in its own right. Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður covers pretty much the entire… More The A-Z of Iceland: S for Skaftafell
In today’s edition of The A-Z of Iceland, I’m going to shine a little light on a lesser-known area of Iceland: the Eastfjords. Tourists flock to the south-west of Iceland. A lot of them cover the south coast, between Hveragerði and Jökulsárlón, the glacial lagoon. A reasonable number are drawn to the north, to Akureyri… More The A-Z of Iceland: E for Eastfjords
I like to climb a mountain when I’m in Iceland in the summer and although, technically, that didn’t really happen this year (I was kind of slightly really ill the whole time and just didn’t have the energy; plus, there aren’t that many handy climbable mountains in the east), I did find Hengifoss, a nice… More Hengifoss