The first thing I do when I visit anywhere new is seek out the highest building, be it TV tower […]
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Essential sights and bites of Reykjavik
Sightseeing and sampling the local food scene are two of the joys of travel. Here are my picks of the best […]
Essential Iceland: The Golden Circle
First-time visitors to Iceland keen to see some countryside could do far worse than join an organised Golden Circle tour.
Iceland’s Blue Lagoon – the best bathtub in the world
It gets nippy in Iceland, so when packing don’t forget hat and gloves. But the no. 1 essential? Swimming trunks.
The crazy weather of Iceland
The weather in Iceland is crazily changeable, as these photos of Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager sculpture (taken within two hours) show.
Iceland’s beer and bar scene
One of the most interesting things for me about visiting any new country is discovering its beers and bars. So […]
A flight on Hekla Aurora, Icelandair’s northern lights themed plane
I may not have seen the northern lights during my recent trip to Iceland, but my return flight on Icelandair’s northern […]
Busting the myths about Iceland
Next month I’ll be enjoying a bit of culture in Iceland, which has been top of my bucket-list for too long, and I […]
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