• Food,  Iceland,  Travel

    Favorite Eats in Reykjavik, Iceland

    Dining at Reykjavik can be very expensive – but the good part is you can never go wrong dining ANYWHERE. Here are some of our favorites: Barjarins Beztu Pylsur a.k.a. the BBP hotdog stand: It’s a hype. Everyone raves about…

  • Fitness,  Iceland,  Travel

    Snorkeling in 2°C Water – Silfra, Iceland

    Snorkeling is probably not one of the activities you would think of when going to Iceland. But how can you pass up the only opportunity to swim between two tectonic plates in the world? In Thingvellir National Park likes a rift…

  • Fitness,  Hiking,  Iceland,  Travel

    Laugavegur Trek – Day 4

    Laugavegur Day 4: Emstrur (Botnar) – Þórsmörk Distance, Time: 15 km, 6 – 7 hours Elevation: decrease 300 m After 45 minutes on the trail you will take a steep path leads towards the canyon of Syðri-Emstruá. Need to use ropes…

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    Laugavegur Trek – Day 3

    Laugavegur Day 3: Álftavatn – Emstrur (Botnar) Let the river crossings begin! Distance, Time: 15 km, 6 – 7 hours Elevation: decrease 40 m Continuing from Alftavatn, the trail takes you over the ridge Brattháls into Hvanngil (another hut near…

  • Fitness,  Hiking,  Iceland,  Travel

    Laugavegur Trek – Day 2

    Laugavegur Day 2: Hrafntinnusker – Álftavatn Distance, Time: 12 km, 4 – 5 hours Elevation decrease: 490 m The first part of the trail takes through a valley with some small ravines – based on our experience this section was…

  • Fitness,  Hiking,  Iceland,  Travel

    Laugavegur Trek – Day 1

    Laugavegur Day 1: Landmannalaugar-Hrafntinnusker We landed at about 8.30am in the morning and immediately took a Flybus (Rekjavik Exercusions) from KEF international airport to Rekjavik city center (you would stop at Rekjavik domestic airport and either take another RE bus…

  • Fitness,  Hiking,  Iceland,  Travel

    Laugavegur Trek in Iceland

    The reason we had picked Iceland for our summer trip was because, well, the tickets were cheaper than those to Europe / South America. And also I managed to put some flight miles to good use after racking them up…