We took advantage of Icelandair’s free Iceland stopover programme and had a lovely two-night stay in Reykjavik in October on our way back to Canada from our two-week road trip around Scotland. We arrived on the same day Hurricane Nicole arrived in Iceland! It made for an interesting flight with two aborted landings before we…… Continue reading Reykjavík in October: A Lovely Autumn Day
Year: 2016
Scotland in Autumn: The Grand Road Trip Plan
We had to cancel our April trip to France and Iceland due to a cancer scare, but now we have decided to visit Scotland in autumn instead! I figured we should go somewhere else later in the year to celebrate the non-cancer diagnosis and the husband’s milestone birthday. Our destination shortlist included Iceland (again!), Wales,…… Continue reading Scotland in Autumn: The Grand Road Trip Plan
Iceland in April: Important Things to Know
We’re going to Iceland in April! This will be our second trip to Iceland. The trip-planning has been so much easier than the first time around for sure. I remember feeling quite overwhelmed when I was planning our first trip in 2013. So much to see, so little time! You can’t see everything Iceland has…… Continue reading Iceland in April: Important Things to Know
Navigating Iceland: Helpful Tips and Resources
Navigating Iceland is not really that difficult. I’ve found the roads in Iceland to be very well-marked. We managed to find our way around Iceland (even took some detours away from the ring road) without getting terribly lost, and all we had with us was a copy of a good, old-fashioned, paper map of Iceland,…… Continue reading Navigating Iceland: Helpful Tips and Resources