Unfortunately, we had to go fast. My plane to London is tomorrow Thursday 10 June, and a couple of extra days would have been better. All together, I stayed 11 days in Iceland, without much time off, but 13 or 14 would have been better. Continue reading “11) ICELAND WEST PART (9 June 2016)”
After 1 night in Egilsstadir, Eva, Kurt and I decided to go North, towards the Lake Myvatn. That night, I had 2 Americans snoring like pigs. I had to use a trick: listen to Rain Sounds, an application I had downloaded that makes rain sounds and saved my life that night. In the morning, we went on top of an inactive volcano crater near the lake: Continue reading “10) ICELAND NORTH PART (8 June 2016)”
After a fantastic drive through the mountains, we stayed overnight in Egilsstadir, and met a French girl and a German guy, Eva and Stefan, travelling together. We all went for a beer in one of the 2 or 3 only bars the city can offer. It is usually very quiet, but people are great! Continue reading “9) ICELAND EAST COAST (7 June 2016)”
When we got up, Kurt and I both had the ambition of doing something we had never done: walk on a glacier. A short drive towards higher mountains later, we booked a tour at one of the 2 walk/hiking companies nearby ($100 for 3 hours). Continue reading “8) ICELAND SOUTH COAST 2 (5 and 6 June 2016)”
Saturday morning, a bit hangover like most of the mornings lately, I picked up the rental car and my new American mate Kurt. The objective is to drive around Iceland, on the ring road. 6 days for 1600km, which is pretty is easy. But we also want to visit, hike, relax, etc… Continue reading “7) ICELAND SOUTH COAST 1 (4 June 2016)”
While I was touring the Blue Lagoon and the Golden Circle in the last 2 days, I was also looking for a travel mate to share rental car and petrol costs for the next week. The objective is to drive around the island and discover all the beautiful hidden secrets. I found Kurt, American, and we decided to leave Saturday morning. For my last day in Reykjavik, I went for a walk around with Thuy, young and pretty German (I know she is reading this). The weather was fantastic: blue sky, 15deg! Continue reading “6) ICELAND: THE CAPITAL REYKJAVIK (3 June 2016)”
I left Australia the 20th of May, and after short stays in Dubai, Ireland and Scotland, I was about to visit my 4th country: Iceland.
I landed in Keflavik, 40km from the capital Reykjavik, around 9pm. It was less than 10degC, raining cats and dogs and my head was hurting from the multiple pints I shared with Ben at Edinburgh airport. Continue reading “5) ICELAND: BLUE LAGOON AND GOLDEN CIRCLE (1 and 2 June 2016)”
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