Wow. You’re still here. Thanks for sticking around. After arriving in Reykjavik, I had a few hours to kill before I could check into my room. And while I had a Reykjavik city pass and access to the city’s most famous landmarks, there was one museum that I wanted to hit up right away: The […]
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Iceland is well-known for having some of the strangest foods in the world. I mean, this is a country where rotten shark buried in the ground is a specialty! Gordon Ramsay couldn’t keep it down! While I didn’t go quite that far on my trip, I wanted to try an array of typical Icelandic foods.
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There are few better ways to learn about yourself than to travel solo long-term. When you spend lots of time alone in a new and different environment, you start noticing quirks about your personality for the first time — the little things that make you happiest or irritate the hell out of you. Traveling Asia
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One of the absolute most extreme things you can do in Iceland? Snorkeling (or even diving!) Silfra. Silfra, also known as “The Rift,” is home to astonishingly clear waters — some say the clearest in the world. The water is fed by glaciers and keeps to a temperature of about 2 degrees C (34 F),
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I’ve done a lot of the quintessential experiences in Italy — gawked at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, hiked the cliffs of Capri, ate myself into a coma in Emilia-Romagna’s trattorias, lazed on a gondola in Venice. But there was one quintessential Italian activity I’ve never done. That activity? Going to a winery and having
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As this post publishes, I’m off exploring the wonders of Istria, Croatia, with my lovely British boyfriend, Dave. Yes, at long last, I’m finally on vacation. Vacation? you might say. Aren’t you always on vacation? GOD, no. Ask anyone who has spent time with me, and they will tell you that I never stop working.
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I can now say that I’ve stayed in the world’s hippest hostel — Kex Hostel in Reykjavik. I’ve spent hundreds of nights in hostels around the world, but none of them have looked as cool as this one. Kex has SERIOUS STYLE — far more than any other hostel I’ve ever seen. Every square inch
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Of all the activities I wanted to experience in Iceland, one stood at the top of the list: glacier hiking. I’ve wanted to do this for years, but I’ve never visited a destination with a glacier! After researching tour companies in Iceland, I found Arctic Adventures‘ Blue Ice Tour, which included an ice-climbing session as well.
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Today I finished my first trip to Iceland: five fantastic days that I enjoyed immensely. I can’t wait to tell you about all the amazing experiences I had and show you the unbelievable landscapes. Many women email me telling me that they’re thinking of traveling solo for the first time. I always tell them to
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When my sister Sarah started planning her own trip to Iceland two weeks before mine, we decided to have her tell you about some adventures of her own! Here’s the story of her Hot Spring Hunt with Arctic Adventures. –Kate If there is one thing you must do in Iceland (especially if you are a
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