Of all the wonderful sights I visited in Iceland, I most enjoyed the ones that weren’t on every guidebook and photo blog I ran into in my research. They were so unexpected and delightful that they mostly made our trip!…
My Favorite Vegetarian Restaurants in Iceland!
Here is a list of top 5 places we ate at in Iceland that had excellent Vegetarian food! Gandhi Indian Restaurant, Reykjavik This was by far the best Indian food I have had period! Everything here tasted fresh, like it…
Day 9: Blue Lagoon, and last day in Iceland
Our flight back to the states was in the late afternoon, so we had time to check out of our hotel and head to the Blue lagoon before going to the airport. While touristy, it should definitely be on every…
Iceland: Day 8: Another day in Reykjavik, horseback riding!
Our original agenda for this day was to visit the Western Fjords area. But since that was at least a 2 hours drive, and we had just driven around the entire country, we were both not too keen on spending…
Iceland: Day 7: Akureyri to Reykjavik
We spent this day driving from Akureyri to Reykjavik. Since there wasn’t much to see on the way, and it was a long drive, we didn’t take any pictures. We drove to the outskirts of Reykjavik and stayed at Fitjar Guesthouse,…
Iceland: Day 6: Akureyri and Lake Myvatn
This day we set off from Akureyri to visit the attractions around the Lake Myvatn area. The first stop was the waterfall Godafoss. What set this waterfall apart for me was not the falls itself, but the river that I…
Iceland: Day 5: Egilistadir to Akureyri
We started off from Egilsstadir and continued to drive North towards Lake MyVatn and Akureyri. The scenery was amazing all along the way. For such a small country (literally an island), Iceland has such varied scenery across its different regions. …
Iceland: Day 4: Hofn to Egilsstaðir, via the Eastern Fjords!
Today, we planned to drive from Hofn to Egilsstaðir, via the eastern fjords. We started off from our Hotel in Hofn, and first visited the harbor. Not much to see or do around here, so we just walked around for 15…
Iceland: Day 3: Skogar to Hofn via Vik
This morning, our first stop was the Skogafoss waterfall, which was literally next door to our B&B Hostel Skogar. This is another huge waterfall. The height seemed smaller than the one yesterday, but the volume was immense. You can technically…
Iceland: Day 2: Reykjavik to Vik via the Golden Circle
We started reasonably early this day with the agenda of covering the “Golden circle” of Iceland and reaching Skogar by night. While the Golden circle can be done with a rental car, like we did, there are several organized tours…