Iceland Day 12 — Full Circle
It’s not much fun to describe our last half day in Iceland. We didn’t see much and spent most of our time looking for presents. One bit of sightseeing we did was going up to the observation floor at the … Continued
Iceland Day 11 — Back to Reykjavik
The last full day of our Iceland adventure was mostly about traveling back to civilization, i.e. from Westfjords to Reykjavik. We did not have a lot of time for hiking or sightseeing but nonetheless we have made a couple of … Continued
Iceland Day 10 — Around Westfjords (Part 2)
We woke up around 8:00, had a very basic breakfast at the Sandafell hotel and started our journey south to Dynjandi waterfall. Dynjandi is actually a cascade of 7 waterfalls with the combined height of 100 m. Since we were … Continued
Iceland Day 9 — Around Westfjords (Part 1)
We started our day with an excursion to Grimsey island. Actually, there are two Grimsey islands in Iceland, and the other one is much more famous because it is bigger, inhabited, and most importantly, the only place in Iceland that … Continued
Iceland Day 8 — Westward bound
I woke up at 6am to put in the dryer the last set of our clothes we washed last night. I planned to get two more hours of sleep and then start packing for our journey to Westfjords. However, as … Continued
Iceland Day 7 — Myvatn and Akureyri
Day 7 was our last day near Myvatn and it was the day when we finally went to see the lake. It was also the day when we traveled to Akureyri, the north capital of Iceland and Iceland’s second largest … Continued
Iceland Day 6 — Diamond Circle (Part 2)
Our exploration of the Diamond Circle continued on Day 6 of our road trip. We spent the first part of the day in the Krafla volcano area (the Krafla caldera is 10 km (6 miles) in diameter) . The area … Continued
Iceland Day 5 — Diamond Circle (Part 1)
When I was planning the trip I tried to create a balance between driving and sightseeing. For example, if the previous day was all about covering a distance between south and north, then the next day should have less driving … Continued
Iceland Day 4 — From East to North
I woke up to a sunny morning. Late again — at 10:00 instead of 8:00. Alex was still asleep. The very first thing I did was to turn on my broken camera and — hooray, no clicking sounds… With cautious … Continued
Iceland Day 3 — South and Southeast
The third day was the most anticipated one of the whole trip. We planned two exciting tours and a beautiful hike. Unfortunately, this was the day that also gave us the worst, most nerve wracking surprise of the whole trip. … Continued
Iceland Day 2 — South
The plan was to wake up at 8:00, eat breakfast, which was included in the price of the room, and start our journey to the South. We overslept. The alarm didn’t ring (my mistake) and we woke up only at … Continued
Iceland Day 1 — Here we are
We arrived in Iceland at 6:15 in the morning and, not surprisingly, were greeted with drizzling rain. No, actually before the rain we were greeted by a person from the car rental company who kindly waited for us while we … Continued
It’s almost time!
It’s been more than 9 months since I started to prepare for our Iceland trip. I spent so much time planning and researching that by now I feel like I’ve already been to all these places I wanted to see. … Continued
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