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?
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
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?
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?
It’s already time for the fourth video in my ten-part series on the best geothermal pools, lagoons, spas & hot springs in Iceland and we’re at “the Old Pool”, better known to English-speakers as the Secret Lagoon, Iceland’s worst-kept secret. The Secret Lagoon is on the Golden Circle and as such, features on several Golden… More New video: Secret Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
It’s Tuesday, Tuesday is new video day and today is the third part of the ten-part series on geothermal pools, lagoons, spas & hot springs. It’s a quest to find out which is the best – or at least, the best according to a specific set of point-scoring criteria. Today I’m taking you to Laugarvatn… More New video: Laugarvatn Fontana – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
It’s Tuesday and it’s the first new video of 2024! Today’s video is the second part of my new ten-part series called “Is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?” and we’re off to Myvatn Nature Baths! YouTube is really confusing me – last week’s Blue Lagoon video is, after about 56 hours, my fourth… More New video: Myvatn Nature Baths – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
Happy Boxing Day to all who celebrate and welcome to a new video series. This is the first of a ten-part series on “which is the best geothermal pool / lagoon / spa / hot spring / geothermal experience” in Iceland. Now, I’ve struggled hugely with what to call this. There are ten of these… More New video: The Blue Lagoon – is this the best geothermal pool in Iceland?
Happy Christmas! Yes, it’s Christmas Day and there’s a new blog post. Well, it’s a Monday, you see, and I post on a Monday! Maybe I could do something a bit more festive but we haven’t had an Iceland Itinerary in December and I thought I’d do something happy. All my favourite places! Expect to… More Iceland Itineraries: My Favourite Places