Reykjavík Condos - Reviews and Rates

After the debacle of trying to dive in a dry suit yesterday, I thought I deserved a trip out to the Blue Lagoon to swim in their milky blue water full of silica and nice warm water. I was able to get transport for 5:30 pick up at my guesthouse. This pickup service of Reykjavik works fairly well, IF you are close to the activity or close to the b...

Well I am finally in Iceland the last leg of my trip and a bit different to the start of it Egypt! variety is the spice of life and all of that. After getting into Iceland fine and having a little dose on the plane I still felt pretty knackered and in need of a good sleep. When coming into land you could see the intersting landscape of the count...

Happy Valentine's Day! Appropriately, today was our "R&R" day in Iceland. We started off by heading to the country's most popular tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon. After driving through what looked like an endless moonscape of black lava rock, we arrived at the low-lying, modern building with its simple "Blue Lagoon" sign outside. We proc...

Iceland is like a breath of fresh air after being in NYC, I mean that literally, Reykjavik is one of the greenest cities in the world. There is an amazing feeling of spaciousness and the people are extremely friendly, polite and speak better English than most native English speakers. I found walking around in New York quite stressful at times, i...

And so begins one the most surreal weeks of my life. Iceland is expensive, clean, modern and oh so Scandinavian. My only regret would be not seeing the rest of the island and some of the scenery but time, money and the weather would be the deciding factors. The Blue Lagoon is a hit and the package tours, of which I hate so much, prove to be more...

Okay, well today was my first day in Iceland. It wasn't exactly how I pictured it. Basically everything in Iceland (except fish) is imported. Which makes since considering it's an island. Well, that means that everything is SUPER Expensive. It also means that large amounts of stuff has to be shipped into the country, by boat. Well, as fun as all...