On the 4th day of your road trip, we backtracked a little bit to visit Jökulsárlón again in daylight, and a few other places we skipped the day before. We decided to skip Skaftafell due to lack of time and since we'd been there so often. But if you haven't hiked in Skaftafell and visited Svartifoss, ...
Day 3: The South Coast of Iceland
On the third day of our roadtrip we continued east on the Ring Road through the South Coast. The entire area we covered on this day belongs to Katla UNESCO Global Geopark, until we reached the area of Vatnajökull National Park. Katla Geopark's name refers to one of Iceland's most infamous ...
Pandemic Life in Iceland: A Winter Self-Quarantine
I was not expecting to spend the first half of 2020 in self-quarantine in Iceland. My daughter and I came to Iceland from Portugal in late February to spend the winter holiday with family. We were planning to stay for a week and a half, but things changed. Even though the coronavirus outbreak had ...
Day 2: Þjórsárdalur Valley in Iceland
During the Settlement Age (874-930), Þjórsárdalur Valley was a flourishing farming community, but is believed to have been deserted after a heavy rain of pumice during the Hekla eruption in 1104. It was the first time Hekla erupted after the settlement of Iceland, so it wasn't something the ...
Day 1: The Golden Circle in Iceland
The Golden Circle is the most popular tourist route in Iceland, and always has been. In the 18th century, there were not many tourists in Iceland, but Geysir and Hekla Volcano were the places everyone wanted to visit. In the 19th century, Gullfoss and Þingvellir started gaining popularity too, while ...
