My first day in a new country, you never quite know what to expect. My expectations were good as the arrival late in previous the evening was smooth, although the airport arrivals area was not the big open space you…
Tour de Reykjavik
Our last full day in Iceland. Its been a wonderful place to visit and confirmed everything I thought about this country. We started off with coffee and pastry/sandwich in a busy bakery on the main street. Its a surprisingly long…
Return to Reykjavik
Todays trip was to see all the sights of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is epitomised in Jules Vernes “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”, a book I read a few times as a kid, and I’ve bought another copy to…
Ice rider
We had a driving free day in Akureyri and we booked a horse riding trip for the afternoon. We didn’t get up early and we didn’t rush out of the farm either. Which was lucky because the place we are…
Beers and Skyr
I woke up this morning and went and patted the cats The cats were sitting in the window and it was wet and chilly outside. A delicious breakfast and we were on the road again. The weather has generally been…
Reindeers on the Beach
We woke up to sunshine and a panoramic view of four glaciers. The overnight rain had passed and all was well in Iceland. We drove down to the harbour for a view of the glaciers and the boats. We…
Waterfalls and Glaciers
So lets start with seeing the aurora borealis last night. It was amazing, but to seasoned aurora spotters it was apparently not the best aurora they’ve ver seen. I tend to agree, but the photos looked pretty good. OK so…
The Golden Circle
I arrived in Iceland and promptly followed the locals to duty free to buy some alcohol. I purchased a 6 pack of Einstock Icelandic Toasted Porter for a similar price to what a quality beer would cost at home. I…
Finnish Forts
I’m in Helsinki. Due to the difficulty and expense of booking Canberra to Rejkavik all on on plane ticket I opted for a day in Helsinki before heading to Iceland. I must say Finnair left a lot to be desired.…
Romans, Cats and Heavy metal
This morning we headed back to where our walking tour took us but fortunately avoided seeing the question lady, as she asks too many questions. First stop in the old town was the Roman theatre. We had the place to…