Travel Blogs Iceland

As soon as I had spotted them in our Iceland Travel Guide I knew what my mission was going to be as soon as we had arrived to Vik, take pictures of puffins!

Puffins, I had never heard of them before and they remind me of a crazy and a creative mixture of a pinguin and a parrot or any other type of exotic bird.

I had read about Vik and its population of puffins...

From Jökulsárlón we started driving west to eventually reach the Skaftafell National Park which is located just a 40 minute car ride away.

The Skaftafell National Park is known for its amazing hikes and gletsjer tours which can be done in a day trip our cover several days.

A very popular tour through the Skaftafell National Park would be the Glacier Grand Slam...

From Denmark we had taken the ferry to the Faroe Islands and after our relaxing stay in Torshavn and having seen some very interesting sites we took a second ferry to Iceland.

In Iceland we travelled along the south coast starting in Jökulsárlón driving in western direction all the way up to Reykjavik.

The Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon has been growing larger...

Reykjavik is the largest city of Iceland and especially from the Perlan, the landmark building of the capital city, you'll see just how pittoresque and beautiful it is.

I travelled to Reykjavik in July so the climate was rather mild, around 10 degrees, whereas in wintertime Iceland really honors its name and can be more than chilly.

I did an internship of three weeks in Reykjavik this July but had been there before to do some research work and I must say that it remains a city that fascinates me for its stunning nature and immense calmness.

I came across some...