Preview of Wareameye’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Reykjavík, Iceland Entry Title: “Return to Iceland” Entry: “Thursday, August 14, 2008 Return to Iceland Dear Readers: We have a free morning to do as we wish, as our return flight to Iceland leaves at 2pm. I walk back into the village for more photos and to try to meet some of the locals. I splurge and purchase a mask for my collection at the shop run by the Icelanders. I hang around and talk with the shopkeeper for quite a while, and it is interesting to watch the local people come in and drop off a new carving they have made and receive money for their work. There is a real alcohol problem, and hard liquor is illegal. She shows me photos of all the best local artists, and says they could become really famous if they applied themselves to their craft. Unfortunately, many will only work when they need some extra money to purchase more beer or wine. I walk up to the tiny church, and have a fun conversation with a couple of men who are filling holes on the dirt road. There are tons of sled dogs around, and every so often something will happen to set them all howling. I return to the hotel in time for lunch and our departure to the airport. It has been a very expensive visit, but I think the general consensus of the group is that we were very lucky with the weather, and that the experience …
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“Return to Iceland” Wareameye’s photos around Reykjavík, Iceland (travel pics)
Saturday, December 31st, 2011“Water going up, water going down” Meghanwithanh’s photos around Hella, Iceland (iceland travel)
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Preview of Meghanwithanh’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Hella, Iceland Entry Title: “Water going up, water going down…” Entry: “…and wind blowing every which way. We arrived in Reykjavik before the sun was up, and drove our rental car away from the airport toward sunrise-pink, snow-capped peaks. Our first stop was þingvellir national park, the gorgeous site where Iceland’s original parliament was founded. The park boasts a large lake that, apparently, people can snorkel in year-round, though the temperatures in the low thirties didn’t exactly make me want to throw on my bathing suit. We settled instead for exploring the grounds–we had the place entirely to ourselves for the first hour or so (landing at 6 in the morning has its benefits afterall). The scenery was indescribably beautiful, and we discovered our first of what is sure to be many icy waterfalls. From there we took in stunning sights around every turn in the road, and made stops at Geysir, Gulfoss, and the still-active Hekla volcano. It felt like at least a week’s worth of vacation crammed into a single day, and hopefully the pictures speak for themselves.” Read and see more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from this trip: 1. “þingvellir” 2. “Geysir” 3. “On the road” 4. “Gulfoss” 5. “Driving” 6. “Scenery from the road” 7. “The majestic Hekla” 8. “Sheep!” See this TripWow and …
“Icebergs and waterfalls” Kateb75’s photos around Reykjavík, Iceland (iceland travel)
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Preview of Kateb75’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Reykjavík, Iceland Entry Title: “Icebergs and waterfalls” Entry: “Today we went on a very long but very nice tour to Jokusalron to see the glacial lagoon. The tour started at 8 am and took us all the way until 10:30 pm. We ended up driving just under 800 km’s and we went from one coast to the other. The tour started off driving out to see this one very beautiful waterfall, but the name escapes me. I took a picture of the sign, and if you see this picture you will understand (hopefully) how I have difficulties remembering such detail! They don’t give you much time here, and I would have liked to have taken the trail to the top. Made it halfway and was still rewarded with great views. Our next stop was for lunch and we stopped at this hotel in the middle of nowhere! But the food was amazing. Actually it was only soup, but it was fantastic! I had a lamb stew and seafood soup. We stopped next at the glacial lagoon and….wow!!! I did not think that I would be so impressed but I was! We rode in this big boat/car that drove and went on water. We then spent about 30-40 minutes on the water driving around the icebergs. They filmed the James Bond movie Die Another Day here of you’ve seem it….I haven’t. The colors of the icebergs were amazing. You would see blue, shades of white and gray and black …
“Day 3: Day Trip from Reykjav” Magellanic’s photos around Reykjavík, Iceland (travel pics)
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Preview of Magellanic’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Reykjavík, Iceland Entry Title: “Day 3: Day Trip from Reykjav” Entry: “Day 3: A Day Trip from Reykjavík: The Golden Circle: July 7, 2010 Everyone was awakened at 7:00 and the cooks prepared our first breakfast. The older crowd was up and ready to chow down but the students gradually filtered through for the next hour and a half. Once everyone was finished and the dishes were done we packed our day packs and waited for the bus. When it arrived, we loaded up. Our driver spoke little English and I never really did catch his name. The day was overcast and windy. Quite a bit of rain had fallen during the night. We headed east out of the city to Nesjavellir, a large geothermal power station just south of Þingvallavatn, Iceland’s largest lake. The lake sits in the midocean rift and is an ideal place for geothermal resources. The plant provides power for Reykjavík and also ships hot water to the city, via a pipeline, for space heating. They have an excellent guided tour and numerous informative displays, as well as windows overlooking the turbines. I showed some people the place where the building is cracking due to the rifting activity; a guide pointed it out to me the last time I was there. We reboarded the bus and headed north to Þingvellir, the site of the world’s first Parliament, in 930 …
“Day One” Ronnied’s photos around Reykjavik, Iceland (travel pics)
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Preview of Ronnied’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Reykjavik, Iceland Entry Title: “Day One” Entry: “I have been up for nearly 12 hours now and fading fast!! I was up at 415 to catch my plane at 730 no problem there, managed to check in last night before meeting Ted for a couple of serberts ö very nice too. The flight left about 30 min late, but we were only 15 min late to arrive. Journey was good – I didn´t eat the breakfast roll as surprisingly I didn’t´like it, so I got three lots of fruit instead – heathy me. The hotel is OK, my room is a deluxe so I have a reasonable amount of space to move around, a separate dressing area – well you can´t see the wardrobe from the bed anyway, a flat screen TV on the wall. Disappointingly tea is out of a plastic cup – and no milk so it´sa good job I can drink black tea. The journey from the airport was amazing, the landscape is rugged and reminded me a bit of connemarra, but no trees – very strange. There are also piles of rocks dotted about in to the shapes of people, so from a distance it looks like there a small groups of people on the horizon! Talking of horizons for quite a while on each horizon I looked at were mountains – very good. I have wandered around part of Rejayvik and it is very chilled and laid back – not like our capital city. Everyone seems to look relaxed and they don´t rush about …
How much does it cost to travel around Iceland?
Saturday, June 18th, 2011I’ll make a budget. . . camping some nights, if possible, but I travel all over the island, m? s 2 to 3 weeks, how much you should budget for this trip? ? C? Mo owe it all?