Category: Iceland

Throwback Thursday: Icelandic Addition

This might be a bit of a throwaway post, but that’s OK. Last weekend I was scheduling my social media postings for the week (if you think I have time to tweet and facebook multiple times a day, you’re crazy) and decided that for #throwbackthursday, I wanted to post a picture from my trip to

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New Year’s Resolutions 2014 Part 1

So, 2014 has officially been upon us for coming up two weeks now, which means that its time for my list of travel/weekend fun resolutions for this upcoming year. Every year I wish I could publish this on New Year’s Day but it always takes me until almost mid-January to get it out.  I wish I

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Hostelling in the USA (more specifically, in Pennsylvania)

If you read this blog at all you’re well aware that I recently returned from a week long trip to Iceland.  It was an amazing experience, whose success I partially attribute to where we stayed: Reykjavik Backpacker’s hostel. There were a number of reasons why staying in a hostel rather than a hotel enhanced our

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Things I Wish I Did in Iceland

Iceland was an amazing vacation that I wouldn’t trade for anything.  That being said, we were in Iceland for one short week and while I’m happy with everything we did, I could have easily spent another week or two (or 3, or a month) there exploring all it has to offer.  Here’s my wish-list of

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Iceland: Wednesday (Day 7)

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

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A Week in Iceland: Tuesday (Day 6)

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

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A Week in Iceland: Monday (Day 5)

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

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A Week In Iceland: Sunday (Day 4)

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

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A Week in Iceland: Saturday (Day 3)

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

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