One of my very favourite trips in recent years was my visit to Iceland, just over a year ago. While I was there, I was keeping an eye out to see if families were traveling with kids, and if I felt it was a destination my brood would enjoy. To my surprise there were a…
I’m so pleased that I decided to drive in Iceland when we visited back in March. I have to admit that I was nervous as I hadn’t driven on the left for many years but when our road trip got underway I soon realised there was nothing to worry about. If you are going to…
Before we left for Iceland, we had agreed that we needed to plan out every aspect of our trip, including visiting the Blue Lagoon. We were only in the country for 4 days, and we were keen to make the most of it. I had an itinerary all mapped out, but if you have been…
Since coming back from Iceland, I’ve been reflecting a lot on my experience of visiting the Golden Circle. Did I enjoy visiting the Golden Circle? Well the answer is both yes and no. Yes, I did see some really spectacular things but I didn’t enjoy this part of the road trip as much as I…
When I first looked at planning the itinerary for our Iceland road trip, I talked about visiting the fishing village of Grindavik and heading towards the waterfalls near Vik. If you’ve been following my Instragram account recently you might have noticed that there was a bit of a change of plan. It was very last…
When I heard about the Elding Whale & Dolphin watching tours from Reykjavik I knew that it was something I wanted to do. Going to Iceland is as much about exploring the country as it is about exploring the North Atlantic and I wanted our adventure to feature a trip out to sea. I was…
My first visit to Iceland taught me a few things about travelling to the country and I would definitely do a few things differently but there are also some things I would do the same. If you are after some travel tips for visiting Iceland, then these are the things I learnt during my recent…
I’m going to Iceland in a few days, and I’m literally so excited. I think the adventure and the landscape will absolutely blow us away. We have hired a car, as I think this will be the best way to explore what the country has to offer in the short space of time we have there….
Are you still deciding where to book your holiday for this year? It can be a tough decision to make when you want everyone to have a good time and there is so much choice out there. Sometimes we can’t get everything we love about travelling as a family out of one trip, so we…
Road trips are amazing aren’t they? If done right, they can reignite your love of driving as you spend hours on the road soaking up the amazing scenery and taking in the very best of what the world has to offer, at your own pace. Stopping when you like, taking in the breathtaking scenery or…
Iceland is tipped by CNN as one of the up and coming travel destinations for 2016. It’s quickly making it’s mark on the world as a top bucket list destination, and this is why I’d love to visit this increasingly popular Nordic island.