Touring the Icelandic Golden Circle

Touring the Icelandic Golden Circle

It was so nice to wake up and find ourselves still in Reykjavik, and still in this beautiful foreign city I was lucky enough to call my temporary home (for two days at least). I absolutely love it when a cruise ship docks overnight, especially when the port of choice is one that I’m head over heels for. Today was going to be a long, long day. It wouldn’t be like our first day – no pampering and relaxation at a spa. No, today was all about sightseeing. We were headed to Iceland’s renowned Golden Circle for a full-day excursion with the ship. Today was about exploring, adventuring, admiring, and photographing. The Golden Circle is a very popular tourist route in southern Iceland and it covers about 300 kilometres of distance. It loops from Reykjavik into the southern uplands of Iceland and back. The Golden Circle is the area that…

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Bathing in the Blue Lagoon

Bathing in the Blue Lagoon

If you thought Akureyri was exciting, you’re in for a real treat with all the travels in and around Reykjavik. Reykjavik is the gem of Iceland. It is stunning in all aspects. So absolutely stunning. It is what I pictured it to be – green lush landscapes, waterfalls and streams, mountain roads that stretch on forever, rocks and springs. Our ship docked at the port at around 3 in the afternoon. The boat was going to be docked overnight, too, so we had another full day ahead of us in Reykjavik. So first, we did what we always did: walk around the city centre. We weren’t booked on any excursions for Day 1 so everything was pretty relaxed. We called the shots and we went where we wanted to go. Right when we got off the ship, we boarded a shuttle bus that would drop us off right in front…

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