Reykjavik – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:03:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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 […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/scuba-diving-in-iceland/feed/ 144 Alex In Wanderland Horseback Riding in Iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=horseback-riding-in-iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-iceland/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=9391 When my mother was a young girl, she had a traumatic riding incident that left her being dragged on her back through a stream by an out of control horse in Missouri. Just as she was about to be dragged over some ragged rocks jutting out of the water, she was able to disentangle from the […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-iceland/feed/ 45 Reykjavik By Bike https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-bike-tours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reykjavik-bike-tours https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-bike-tours/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=10049 Reykjavik Bike Tours
In the past few years I have become a more and more active person, and that translates over to my travels. When researching a new destination I’m always looking for adventurous and physical ways to explore. So when I saw rave reviews for Reykjavik Bike Tours on Tripadvisor — also known as my online travel bible […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-bike-tours/feed/ 53 Alex In Wanderland The Sights of Reykjavik https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-sights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reykjavik-sights https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-sights/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=9317 Sun Craft Iceland
People come to Reykjavik more to do than to see. Iceland is one of the adventure travel capitals of the world, after all! So it should come as no surprise that most of our four days in the capital were actually spent traveling outside it on excursions going diving, horseback riding, and biking. However, Reykjavik charmed […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/reykjavik-sights/feed/ 32 Alex In Wanderland Iceland’s Magical Blue Lagoon https://www.alexinwanderland.com/icelands-magical-blue-lagoon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icelands-magical-blue-lagoon https://www.alexinwanderland.com/icelands-magical-blue-lagoon/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=9390 The Blue Lagoon
If you came to visit me in my hometown of Albany and I told you, “make sure to bring your swimsuit, we’re going to spa it up in some geothermal plant runoff!” I’m pretty sure you would rethink our friendship. And yet when half a million tourists a year flock to Iceland, about 80% of them […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/icelands-magical-blue-lagoon/feed/ 32 Alex In Wanderland Welcome to Iceland! https://www.alexinwanderland.com/welcome-to-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-iceland https://www.alexinwanderland.com/welcome-to-iceland/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:04:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=9320 Iceland Aiport
I am so excited today! Why? Because this post kicks off coverage of my trip to Iceland! I was at TBEX just a few days before I left on this trip and of course the hot topic was upcoming travel plans. When I said I was headed to the buzzed about country of Iceland, the inevitable […]
 
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