Interesting fact about me: I hate driving, but I love a road trip. I grew up in California--that automobile utopia--and have spent a significant amount of my life in traffic and a hefty amount of money on gas, maintenance and car insurance. One of my...
The first thing that struck me about Reykjavik was just how little it felt like a national capital. Within hours of being there, we easily knew the layout of the city: the main pedestrian thoroughfare marked by neon bicycles, the large pond dotted...
When I saw that the high temperature for our trip to Iceland would be around 50 degrees, I expected to spend most of my time in layers and a woolen beanie--not a bathing suit. I was as surprised as anyone when I realized on our last day there that we...
It's fairly easy to navigate Iceland: there's one road that loops around the entire country. Commonly known as the Ring Road, Highway 1 is roughly 830 miles of two lanes through glaciers and rolling hills, next to beaches and waterfalls.
As we...
For many visitors to Iceland, the Golden Circle is their ultimate road trip: the popular loop features a waterfall, a geysir and a national park, all within a day's driving of Reykjavik.
Although we had seen dozens of waterfalls and a constant...