I tend to default to adventures, scenery or especially hot water when I’m planning a trip to Iceland but if you’re the more sedate kind, who prefers museums and art galleries, Iceland is still the place for you. A discaimer: I’m not the culture type, I’m not into museums and so I haven’t actually been … More An Iceland Itinerary for Culture Vultures
Today was supposed to be about packing for a winter glamping trip, aka what you need to take to survive in an uninsulated tin can in December but then this video popped up in my YouTube subscriptions today. It features Iceland and specifically Meradalir and you know I can’t resist commenting on that kind of … More Tom Scott goes to Meradalir
There’s nowhere better to holiday in winter than Iceland. Northern Lights, snowsports, Yule Lads, warming up in geothermal pools… I wish I wasn’t on my way to Germany right now! But what to do as a winter in Iceland itinerary? I considered it and then I realised. What you’ll see in magazines is bargain trips … More An Iceland Itinerary: winter in the north
I’m excited about today’s post because I’m going to be ranking geothermal spas in Iceland and deciding which is the best. That’s not based on my own thoughts and feelings, it’s based on number of points scored in each category and it means I have no idea which is going to win! The contenders are … More What is the best geothermal spa in Iceland?
Have I still not wrung out the Iceland content? No, apparently not because I’m going to do a post today about what I wore. Is this “what to pack for Iceland in summer” or is this “Iceland active/unpredictable weather capsule wardrobe”? I’m not the capsule wardrobe type. Having one for travel might be handy, so … More What I packed for Iceland in August
I stayed on four campsites in Iceland this summer and I thought I’d do you a little review of each of them. I spent two nights at Hveragerði because I wanted to see the volcano but also have options beyond Reykjanes when the weather was bad, moved up to Laugarvatn, stayed in the hobbit house … More What were the campsites in Iceland like?
Now that I’ve been to an actual live eruption, I realised it was time I did an Iceland Itinerary for Volcano Fans. Why haven’t I done this before? It’s not like there aren’t enough volcanic delights to get a book out of (and I know; I’ve been trying to write it for five years). This … More An Iceland Itinerary for Volcano Fans
I like the west of Iceland. It’s a lot more chilled than the south-west – there’s enough to keep you busy but there’s no pressure of “you need to see this, this and this before you go back!” and there’s definitely no crowds. Oh, I don’t say you won’t see a single tour bus sitting … More A cultural day in West Iceland
Ok, actually, it’s my own car at home that’s backwards. I live in a backwards country that uses vehicles that literally mirror cars in the entire rest of the world. No, it’s not the entire rest of the world but I’d have to look up who uses the same road system as the UK and … More I drove a backwards car
You know me. I’m a simple soul. I see hot water and I bathe in it. And in Iceland, hot water is abundant because it literally comes out of the ground and on this trip, I made my first visit to Krauma, a geothermal spa in the west coast region which has been on my … More Is Krauma overpriced and overrated?
I Am A Polar Bear 