David and I first had this soup after exploring the inside of a volcano in Iceland. It was served at Base Camp at the end of our adventure. It can be served with rice (so that it will serve more people) or served as a simple stew. We’ve made this recipe three times now, and haven’t mixed in … [Read more…]
“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…]