We woke up bright and early to make the most of our last day in Iceland. We were planning on heading to Keflavik to go to the Viking Museum there and then spend a good chunk of the day at the Blue Lagoon, arguably Iceland’s most famous attraction. Unfortunately the rain that had plagued our
Month: July 2013
Day six we saw the most of Iceland of any day on our trip. We rented a car and drove along the southern coast, on Route 1, or The Ring Road, which circumnavigates the entire island. Our final destination was Jökulsárlón, a glacial lagoon at the southeastern tip of the island. We had a bit of
Monday was another Arctic Adventures day: on the agenda: The Blue Lava Tour . We would be horseback riding in the morning and snorkeling in the afternoon. We woke up early and returned our rental car and, happy with our choice to rent a car the day before, we booked one for Tuesday and Wednesday
If I had to pick, Sunday was my favorite day in Iceland. Since we didn’t actually make it to bed till early Sunday morning we woke up a little after noon. We’d talked the day before and decided that if possible we’d rent a car and get out of Reykjavik to find some hot springs. Budget rent a
I first heard of, what I’m going to dub “Grab-bag Weekend Trips” in the book Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guys Gotta Do While He Still Can, which I highly recommend any guy (and girl) who enjoys planning fun weekend stuff, like I do, to purchase. You can get it here. A grab bag weekend
It’s worth noting that I woke up around 6:30 Saturday morning to use the bathroom. As I was exiting the hostel room, one of our dorm mates was coming in from his Friday night out. Reykjavik nightlife really is that intense. I’d experience this first hand soon enough. I figured I felt fine during my
If you read my Iceland itinerary , Friday was one of the two days we didn’t have already planned out. We’d decided while out on our Thursday night bar crawl that we’d wake up early \and catch an 8:20 bus to the Reykjavik suburbs in order to hike Mt. Esja. Our first night in Iceland was
Thursday Our Icelandic adventure began with an 11:40 red eye out of JKF on Wednesday night. The flight was approximately 4.5 hours long and we landed in the international airport in Keflavik around 8:40, an hour before schedule. I have to say, landing in Iceland was a little anticlimactic. I guess it was naïve to expect towering mountains, geysers, and hot
The most common response I got from people when I told them I was going/just went to Iceland was, why Iceland? Well first of all, as any fan of Mighty Ducks 2 (too obscure?) could tell you, the name Iceland is somewhat misleading: Greenland is ice, while Iceland is very nice. Although home to several spectacular
What other destination would be appropriate for 4th of July week’s installment of the “Weekend Trip Idea” but our nation’s capital? Washington is doable for a weekend trip no matter where in PA you’re located. It’s a 2.5 hour ride from Lancaster and Philly and other parts of southeastern PA and a little over four hours if you’re
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