Silfra, in case you're not aware, is the spot in Iceland where two tectonic plates are pulling apart, and you can actually get right between them.
Should you snorkel at Silfra?
Silfra, in case you're not aware, is the spot in Iceland where two tectonic plates are pulling apart, and you can actually get right between them.
Getting off the beaten track: the hot pot at Grettislaug
Iceland has no shortage of 'hot pots', and they can mean just about anything. It could be a plastic pool with warm water and slides, the Blue Lagoon its alcohol and masseuses, a hot rocky pot in the middle of (seemingly) nowhere, or anything in between.
Rettír: the sights and smells of the Icelandic horse roundup [photojournal]
This weekend Skagaströnd saw the first stages of the annual horse roundup or rettír. The hundreds of horses who spent summer living on the mountains were herded down to a paddock to be sorted and checked on.
Travel tips: Getting a tattoo abroad!
Getting a tattoo in Iceland was an idea that had been floating around my head for a while, but I'm not someone to ask for a line drawing of a compass or the word 'wanderlust' on my forearm.
Absence, Skagaströnd and the Northern Lights [journal]
Sólarhringur: a farewell to summer [journal]
