We headed off to the volcanic wonderland of Reykjanes Peninsula to visit the famous Blue Lagoon. It is rich in silica and blue-green algae, which gives the lagoon its reputed healing powers.  Following the lagoon, we had a relaxing lunch at LAVA restaurant,

We enjoyed a leisurely day in Reykjavik, and as it turned out, it was the city’s annual Culture Night!  This meant that there were loads of bands and artists performing, as well as all the museums being open for free! Reykjavik There is loads

We started our day with a snowmobile adventure at the Langjökull glacier. Langjokull is home to several ice filled volcanic craters, so it was a nice drive through volcanic fields before our playtime on the ice. Following the snowmobiling, we were

We started our day in Skaftafell National Park to hike the Vatnajökull glacier. After a short walk along a winding path, we arrived at the tongue of the glacier, and learned how to use crampons. It was then time for

We woke up to a view of the lake in Egilsstadir and spent the day driving along the East Fjords. We started towards the fjord Reydarfjörður, and continued through Stöðvarfjörður and Djúpivogur. The drive towards Southeast Iceland is stunning – filled with green landscapes

We started our day by driving to the charming fishing village of Husavik. It is a commercial center for the large agricultural area, and many fish, meat and dairy products are processed here for the country. We almost considered skipping the

Given our late night arrival at Keflavik, we opted to take the bus to our hotel, and just spend the night next to the domestic airport, in order to make our early morning domestic departure as simple as possible. The following

If there was ever a country perfectly suited for a road trip, it’s Iceland.  With only a week, we thought it was too much to try and make it around the entire 1,830 miles of Iceland’s two-lane (and sometimes single lane) ring road,