Iceland – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:05:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Planning a Trip with the Pinterest of Iceland: A Review of Travelade https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travelade-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelade-review https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travelade-review/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45815 Travelade
This post was brought to you by Travelade. “Hey friends! Heading to Helsinki and can’t wait to hear your tips on where to eat, stay and play…” How often do you see posts like this on your Facebook feed? Maybe my friends are particularly travel-obsessed, but I see them all the time. In fact, I post […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travelade-review/feed/ 21 Alex In Wanderland My Travel and Blogaversary: Year Two https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-and-blog-aversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-and-blog-aversary https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-and-blog-aversary/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=15558 Indonesia Travel
Yesterday marked a very special anniversary for me: Two years of remote self-employment, two years blogging away here at Alex in Wanderland, and two years of living nomadically. It’s been a trip, in every sense of the word. From attempting drysuit diving in the frigid waters of Iceland to becoming a Divemaster in the warm seas […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-and-blog-aversary/feed/ 110 Alex In Wanderland The Great Escape: Month 13 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=month-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-roundup/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10626 I recently learned that some of my readers skip past the monthly roundup, thinking its simply a recap of info they’ve read before. Au contraire! My roundups are usually filled with anecdotes, private little moments, and thoughts that are found nowhere else on this blog. Month Twelve’s post was particularly juicy and poignant — if I […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-roundup/feed/ 21 Snowmobiling in Iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/snowmobiling-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowmobiling-in-iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/snowmobiling-in-iceland/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10494 Snowmobiling in Iceland
When we last left off, my mom, sister and I had just arrived in the town of Arnastapi in Western Iceland. All day we had been catching glimpses of the Snæfellsjökull ice cap, a looming preview of our afternoon adventure. Snæfellsjökull is famous for being the setting for Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/snowmobiling-in-iceland/feed/ 34 Alex In Wanderland An Iceland Road Trip Part II https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iceland-road-trip-part-ii https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-ii/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10230 Icelandic Horses
We woke up on the morning of our final full day in Iceland in Grundarfjörður, a tiny town of 910 in the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Day One of our roadtrip brought us around the Golden Circle route, while Day Two led us up and around Snæfellsnes. Day Three would bring us full circle around the peninsula and […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-ii/feed/ 48 Alex In Wanderland An Iceland Road Trip https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iceland-road-trip-part-i https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-i/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10178 Hotel Hamar, Iceland
Our trip to Iceland was split into two parts: Our five days based in Reykjavík, which you’ve been reading about thus far, and our three days road-tripping around The Golden Circle and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. For us, this was the perfect combination of urban exploring and hitting the open road! Those three days in our little […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/iceland-road-trip-part-i/feed/ 33 Alex In Wanderland A Self-Drive Tour of the Golden Circle https://www.alexinwanderland.com/golden-circle-self-drive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golden-circle-self-drive https://www.alexinwanderland.com/golden-circle-self-drive/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10054 Geysir Iceland
The Golden Circle — a route consisting of three major sites easily reached within a day from Reykjavík — is one of the most popular tourist activities in Iceland. In fact, if you only have two days in the whole country, Lonely Planet Iceland recommends you spend one of them on this particular pilgrimage. The Golden […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/golden-circle-self-drive/feed/ 74 Alex In Wanderland Whaling in Iceland: My Plea to Tourists https://www.alexinwanderland.com/whaling-in-iceland-my-plea-to-tourists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whaling-in-iceland-my-plea-to-tourists https://www.alexinwanderland.com/whaling-in-iceland-my-plea-to-tourists/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10050 Whale Watching in Iceland
Astute readers of Alex in Wanderland may note that thus far I’ve had nothing but gushing praise for everything Icelandic (aside, I suppose, from the prices). It’s true, I love almost everything about this tiny island nation. However, Iceland is embroiled in an international debate over an issue that I feel so passionately about that I […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/whaling-in-iceland-my-plea-to-tourists/feed/ 105 Alex In Wanderland Where to Eat and Stay in Reykjavik https://www.alexinwanderland.com/where-to-eat-and-stay-in-reykjavik/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-to-eat-and-stay-in-reykjavik https://www.alexinwanderland.com/where-to-eat-and-stay-in-reykjavik/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10040 Thingholt Hotel Reykjavik
I don’t tend to write many “Where to Stay” and “Where to Eat” posts, because frankly I’m usually staying in total dumps and eating a monotonous diet of whatever is cheapest. But as I’ve mentioned before, this trip was a total treat because it was sponsored by My Generous Mom™. Reykjavik was the absolute perfect destination […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/where-to-eat-and-stay-in-reykjavik/feed/ 37 Alex In Wanderland A Neon Dream: Scuba Diving in Iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/scuba-diving-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scuba-diving-in-iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/scuba-diving-in-iceland/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=9393 Diving in Iceland
“You are very petite,” said the instructor disapprovingly as I walked through the door of Scuba Iceland. What might normally be considered a hair-flipping compliment would in fact turn out to be a hindrance to one of my greatest adventures yet: scuba diving in Iceland. * Certain activities seem synonymous with visiting Iceland: seeing the Northern […]
 
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