Tag: Iceland
The things that inspire me to visit a place
When it comes to travel, I think being easily suggestible is actually a good thing. I was thinking about the silly things that make me want to see a new place. Some of them have been surprisingly minor, to the point of absurdity. For instance, I wanted to go to Italy because I kept reading…
7 reasons why Iceland is the best country in the world
As the people who know me best can vouch, I’m extremely suggestible. So when I read an article talking about cheap places to go in the spring of 2013, Iceland piqued my interest. I didn’t know anything about Iceland other than it was cold, and it would give me the opportunity to see the aurora…
Iceland: A photojournal
Tips on seeing (and photographing) the Northern Lights in Iceland
Though it’s nothing I would ever recommend doing, I went to Iceland just to see the northern lights. Having been there, now one of my favorite countries in the world, I would definitely recommend going to Iceland just to see Iceland. But at the time, my main impetus was seeing the Northern Lights. Here is…
Best hot baths in cold cities
I first got addicted to enjoying steaming hot baths in the winter on a trip to Iceland. I live in a hot tropical climate so I’m used to only going into warm bodies of water when it’s almost 90 degrees out and I’m sweltering. When I was in Iceland, we took a day tour of Akureyri…
