“Wow! Iceland! How did you decide to go there?” said everyone I talked to leading up to our trip. I had wanted to go to Iceland since middle school. One of my social studies projects was to select a European country and to develop a travel brochure for that country. We then presented our travel … [Read more…]
September 23, 2015 – Day 7 – Iceland Trip Today was our only day driving out on our own, we drove 4½ hours from Reykjavik to Akureyri. It was an absolutely gorgeous drive, so gorgeous that we had to stop a few times to take in the scenery. We checked in to out hotel for the … [Read more…]
September 21, 2015 – Day 5 – Iceland Trip What an adventure day 5 was! We got to go “Inside the Volcano” — more specifically, we got to go inside Thrihnukagigur (translation: Three Peaks Crater) volcano. A bit about volcanoes in Iceland: there are over 100 volcanoes across the island, and over 30 of these are active. … [Read more…]
Rating: September 20, 2015 – Day 4 – Iceland Trip We planned a trip outside of Reykjavik for every other day. This allowed us time to recover and to explore the city. So, day 4 was an explore day! As I’ve mentioned a few times now, Reykjavik is a quirky city. It is small, but we … [Read more…]
September 19, 2015 – Day 3 – Iceland Trip Our first day trip from Reykjavik! We booked three separate bus trips during our stay. Car rentals are expensive, and we really didn’t need a car most of the time. At some point, we would love to go back, rent a car, and drive around the entire … [Read more…]
Rating: September 18, 2015 – Day 2 – Iceland Trip So… tired… We slept for something like 2 hours before getting up to explore. About all we could muster on that first day? Eating and drinking, which meant we could be sitting. But before I get to that, some context about our surroundings. Iceland is … [Read more…]
Rating: September 17, 2015 – Day 1 – Iceland Trip Spoilers: Day 1 of our trip to Iceland consisted entirely of air travel. We found a great ticket price on WOW Airlines from Boston. WOW is Iceland’s low-cost carrier (more on that in a bit), and it represents the first real competition to Icelandair when it comes … [Read more…]