My photo library sent a reminder that we were in Iceland this time four years ago. We spent five days in Reykjavík and another five in the wilderness about an hour away from the city. Since travel is out of the question for the foreseeable future, I thought I'
Iceland
We only booked one tour before heading out to Iceland; the South Coast Tour with Time Tours. Neither of us had done anything like this before which made us reluctant to book more than one. Thankfully it was a brilliant day!! At 9am a minibus arrived to pick us up
Iceland
Seeing the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in Iceland was a bit of a dream come true. They've been high up on my bucket list for a long time. Several factors affect the odds of seeing them: location, cloud cover, sun activity, time of year and light pollution. There
Iceland
Reykjavik Erupts was a bit of a last minute tour booking. We called in at one of the tourist information centres and booked it the day before and I'm so glad we did because it turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip. Our group
Hiking
Mount Esja was the one that almost got away. Every morning we checked the weather forecast, it was too wet and windy to hike safely. So we held off, hoping we would get a chance. Thankfully the weather took a turn for the better on our last day in Reykjavík!
I'm taking a break from the current Iceland landscape mania on here to show you some food instead! Everything we ate in Reykjavik was fantastic, we honestly didn't have a bad meal. Lots of fresh fish, potatoes, Skyr and Icelandic produce. Before we go away we
Heiðmörk is a nature reserve on the outskirts of Reykjavík. Getting to Heiðmörk from the city centre was actually very easy without a car. I've put the bus information at the bottom of this post in case anyone needs it for their hike. Source: Reykjavík Loves After getting
Nesjavellir is a geothermal area near the Hengill volcano (Southwest Iceland) and is home to Iceland's second largest geothermal power station. The land is a mixture of mountain terrain, lava rocks, mud pots and boiling springs. Out of all our hikes, these trails were our favourite. Our feet
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