At last, it’s the last video in the series. It’s now late November and I did this trip in July/August! This was one I particularly dithered over – is it worth doing a day nine or should I skip it or should I just combine days 8 & 9? I made separate videos but the… More Video: Finding Seljavallalaug
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 🇮🇸
Right now, the Blue Lagoon is closed because massive tectonic activity only a couple of miles away is threatening an eruption that could pour lava into its blue waters within minutes of breaking through. Initially, it was just for seven days, and due to reopen on Thursday. Bearing in mind the beyond-massive activity on Friday… More Which is the best geothermal lagoon to visit in Iceland while the Blue Lagoon is closed?
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 🇮🇸
I’m honestly astonished I’ve not done this before. Following last month’s real itinerary, how not to do the Ring Road, I’m finally going to do something I thought I must have done by now, an actual full Ring Road itinerary. Ideally, you want the entire summer because there’s so much to do in Iceland that you simply… More The Ultimate Ten Day Iceland Ring Road itinerary
This is my favourite video of the series and I’m so excited that it’s finally out! Day four of my Iceland vlog series sees me on a tour bus at 7.40am to head out into the Desert of Misdeeds to Askja. It’s a shorter day than I expected, only eleven and a half hours, driving… More Video: Expedition to Askja & Viti | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
When I went to Iceland in February, I went with the hope of finding a chance to watch a documentary I’d seen mentioned in the Reykjavik Grapevine: Swimming Pool Stories, a film about Icelandic pool culture. I couldn’t find it online. Was there maybe a cinema in Reykjavik where I could catch it? Might it… More Film review: Swimming Pool Stories
In this week’s video, it’s my birthday! I give you a quick tour of Systragil, drive the hour or so to Myvatn, put up my tent at a beautiful lakeside campsite and then head to Myvatn. Hverir, the hot springs area, is my first stop, then I go up to the viewpoint over the Krafla… More Video: Exploring the Krafla geothermal area | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
I think this is finally the last “what I did in Iceland this summer” post. It’s actually the first thing I did – first after I’d driven three hours to Þingvellir, camped on a chilly cloudy night and dealt with tyres with low pressure. I’d detoured off the Ring Road because I liked the idea… More A morning at Guðlaug Baths