In 2017, I decided I could save some luggage space and maybe some money by, instead of hiring a car and taking a tent, hiring a campervan. I knew approximately what it was going to look like before I picked it up but people at home didn’t and my grandmother was adamant – told my … More Upgrading from a tent to a campervan
Welcome to my ultimate guide to the Laugavegur Trail. One of my favourite travel vloggers is Christianne Risman who recently launched her website, backpackingbananas.com. Among other things, she has a store with a Google Maps Backpacking Colombia legend, which I thought was an amazing idea. I’m working on an Iceland one but at the moment … More The Ultimate Guide to the Laugavegur Trail
Because I can blog about Iceland forever, here’s a post containing things no one mentions and things I see pop up over and over again – 20 things you need to know before you go to Iceland! 1. 99% of international flights come in to Keflavík airport. 99% of domestic flights go into Reykjavík. It’s … More 20 things you need to know before you go to Iceland
I was supposed to be in Iceland last month. Obviously, that didn’t happen. Icelandair have been very good about changing flights for free so after being on hold for 77 minutes, I moved my flights to November and the tour companies I’d booked stuff with both have policies of refunds if you cancel more than … More Stay At Home Storytelling: The Iceland itinerary I had planned
In 2014, Iceland quietly had a massive volcanic eruption that lasted for six months. Hardly anyone outside Iceland heard of it because unlike when Eyjafjallajökull erupted, it didn’t affect anyone else. It was a fissure eruption up in the Highlands that poured lava and poisonous gases and fire fountains for six months and resulted in the … More The Volcano Adventures – Leirhnjúkur
All visitors to Iceland go to the Blue Lagoon. It’s amazing, entirely worth the hype and it’s now so, so expensive. I’ve been several times and I now bring you a short “how to…” blog because apparently I know the answer to a great and mythical secret: How do the lockers at the Blue Lagoon … More How do the lockers work at the Blue Lagoon?
You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve tried and failed to write this post. How hard can it be to tell you about Myvatn Nature Baths, my favourite (one of my favourite?) spa in Iceland? Myvatn Nature Baths is a geothermal spa up in the north east of Iceland. It’s a major tourist hotspot for … More I love Myvatn Nature Baths
Here are 10 things you need to know about Iceland before you go: tips for surviving the climate, making the most of your holiday and most importantly, not being an inconsiderate tourist leaving permanent damage behind. 1) Do not tread on the moss. No, never. Especially not for that Insta-perfect shot. That moss will take … More 10 Things You Need To Know About Iceland Before You Go
You may have seen the imminent Katla eruption in the news lately, a huge & deadly volcano about to blow Iceland – and European air travel – to kingdom come. Or is it? Well, we don’t really know. As a species, we still don’t know much about volcanoes and we certainly can’t predict with any … More Is Katla about to erupt?
Iceland is a country where travel can be difficult – only 11% of the land is habitable, another 11% is covered in glaciers, snow coats everything more than a couple of miles inland for up to ten months of every year, mountain roads frequently have glacial rivers running through them, a lot of roads are … More Photoset: Large Icelandic vehicles
I Am A Polar Bear 