Destination: Iceland

Whale watching & dinner with my new friends

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2077]

Today was my 3rd day Lost In Iceland! I woke up at 7:00, and I at least got some sleep last night. I’m still not completely over the jet lag. I washed up and then went downstairs for breakfast. I had three bowls of cereal and toast with ... Read more >

Tags: people

Ísak and Þorbjörg show me around

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2113]

I would like to recap my first full day in the Land of the Sagas. I surprisingly woke up at 5:30 despite being so jetlagged last night. I washed up and took a shower. The hot water stinks because of the sulfur that’s in it, so it reminds me of ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Þingvellir, Hrafnagjá and Almannagjá

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By elrina753 | Views [3298] | Comments [1]

At the beginning of last month I had the good fortune to spend eight days in Iceland, with about five of those days on the ground doing whatever I wanted. Whatever I wanted turned out to be quite a bit, to the point that my bank account is crying ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Reykjavik

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

My First Night

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1158]

Tonight was the night I landed in the Land of Fire & Ice. The plane landed at 11:40 and I was really excited because I had fulfilled another one of my dreams. I’ve now visited 5 countries outside the U.S. (Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Fiji, ... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing

The Blue Lagoon

Thu, 10 May 2007 | By elrina753 | Views [911]

My trip to Iceland lasted almost eight days and normally there would be planning and decisions would be made about what to do on which day and transportation and where the hotel would be - all the normal sorts of things you do when planning a trip ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

In the land of fire and ice and stuck on a bus bench

Mon, 7 May 2007 | By elrina753 | Views [788]

I have so many trips I could segue into on this first post of posts. There's so many places I could talk about that I've had the fortune of visiting. But today, I think I'll stick with where I am now. I'm in Iceland, up in the North Atlantic amongst ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Icey Iceland

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 | By rob_wood | Views [1337] | Comments [2]

It's not that Iceland is a bad place, it's just that it's damn cold and I am not the most over-prepared of travelers. I knew there were a few hotels in Reykjavik and even a hostel. What were the chances of one not being available? It'll be fine, I ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!