Grábrók is one of my favourite attractions in a country full of incredible things to see and do, and I can’t quite believe I’ve never written about it before. Technically Grábrók is “they”, not “it”. “It” is a little cluster of moss-streaked red craters beside the Ring Road: Stóra Grábrók (Big Grábrók), Litla Grábrók (Little… More Roadside Volcanoes: Grábrók
At last it’s time for the final episode in this video series, Is This the Best Geothermal Pool in Iceland! It’s been months! I recorded the first attempts back at the beginning of November and yet with one thing and another, I only filmed this last one a week ago. Anyway, we’re at Hvammsvík for this last… More New video: Hvammsvík – 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?
Just like the Accidental Ring Road Summer 2023 and Quest for the New Volcano Summer 2022 vlogs, I intended for my week in Iceland in February nine months ago to be a series of daily videos but first of all, it turns out I didn’t film enough on pretty much any day. Monday Friday and… More Video: Iceland in February | Iceland winter 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
Another Tuesday, another video. Today is day two of my summer Iceland vlog series, in which I pack up my car, set off to Akranes to sort out a tyre and have a dip in a seaside hot pot and then drive five hours to Akureyri, arriving just in time for my appointment at the… More Video: Two geothermal pools in one day | Iceland vlog 🇮🇸
I’m back from Iceland and I currently have plans for twelve blog posts on the subject! Given that fitting them into my schedule means I’ll still be posting them in June, I might adjust that number as I go along but this one was in no doubt whatsoever from the moment I arrived, so let me… More A snowy morning at Hvammsvík
The majority of visitors to Iceland stick around the south-west corner of the country. There’s a lot to see but you need a week or two at the very least to cross off a lot of Iceland’s sights and spectacles. This itinerary is for a first-timer who doesn’t want to venture too far from Reykjavik… More An Iceland Itinerary: the South West
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?
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