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glaciers, geysirs, gullfoss - the last leg

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By mredovan | Views [1915]

I believe I left off in Akureyri, the "cosmopolitan capital of the North." It certainly was the largest town we'd seen since leaving Reykjavik, and we'd wanted to spend some quality time there, but unfortunately our time constraints required ... Read more >

Tags: geysir, glaciers, gulfoss, iceland, lagoon, reykjavik, skaftafell, south, svartifoss

Icey Iceland

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 | By rob_wood | Views [1336] | 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!

the pay as you go plan.

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By ejpredny | Views [743]

The tentacles of the city rose up from the ocean and captured me in its depths with a voracious appetite for frustration. As I circled Reykjavik for the first hour of my car rental, I was stalling and starting as I got reacquianted with ye olde stick ... Read more >

Tags: glacier, iceland, jökulsárlón, lake myvatn, landmannalaugar, the circle road, volcano

Reykjavik, Iceland - Day 1

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [675] | Comments [1]

My flight from Boston to Reykjavik was a smooth and happy one. I didn't get much sleep on the flight but I did doze off for a hot second I believe. It was only 5 hours long and before I knew it I was already at Keflavik Airport ! The airport itself ... Read more >

Tags: iceland, reykjavik

Off to the near-Arctic

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By alpiner84 | Views [654]

Hi all, So I'm off again, this time to spend three weeks in Iceland with my mom, Patsy, and her husband Will. I'll try to update this as I go with photos and little stories, so keep checking back! Sarah

Ammonia is not for eating

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 | By ritawanderlust | Views [574]

“Oh god, I think I’m going to throw up!” He says while gripping onto my bicep. Iceland has a weekly flea market at a crowded, old warehouse where vendors sell everything from freeze dried fish to t-shirts. Although, I decided to ... Read more >

Tags: food, iceland

To Reykjavik!

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 | By schmodude | Views [492]

Today started with some coffee and a last minute trip to the bank to deposit a check from this Summer. Afterwards, my dad took me off to the airport where I was quite happy to see my TSA precheck had gone through on my reservation. Unfortunately, my ... Read more >

Tags: coffee, hostel, planes, reykjavik, tsa

Iceland

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 | By irenecabay | Views [398]

I took Icelandair from Edmonton to London so that I could take advantage of their free layover program. I stopped in Iceland for 5 days on my return flight. My first impression of Iceland, while on the bus from the airport in Keflavik ... Read more >

Todos los Gatos de Granada

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 | By regs | Views [396]

No Icelandic letters on this computer so no Icelandic - sorrí ;) After a very short stop in Barcelona we flew over to Granada on Saturday night. My friend Julian came to the airport to pick us up and drove us to our apartment, which is in a lovely area ... Read more >

Icelandic Magic

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By kellybee | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry

Standing on the lava fields I breathe in, filling my lungs with cold, fresh air as I gaze at the stark, flat panorama; a bleak yet stunning foreground to the spectacular, white mountains, bright against a pale winter sky. The wind whips at my hair as ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship