The island of Viðey in Iceland is located just outside Reykjavik and is easily reached by a short boat journey. In the summer, many people come here to birdwatch, picnic or just enjoy the scenery. Coming here on a rough March day, with a boat ride across a grey sea and a luxurious lunch in Iceland's oldest stone house, was also an experience!
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The Blue Lagoon in Iceland offers a wonderful and relaxing spa in geothermal hot water. Although the Blue Lagoon has become a major tourist attraction, we highly recommend a visit here. The warm turquoise blue water and the contrastingly cool air give off a sense of calm that even the tourist crowds can't beat. The Blue Lagoon is a must!
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The Food and Fun Reykjavik festival is definitely a reason to visit the capital of Iceland during February/March. For one week, foreign chefs are invited to serve specially composed menus, using local ingredients and in collaboration with local restaurants. We tried some of the menus during the 2019 festival, and it was a real treat!
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Here is a greeting from our weekend in Reykjavik! We experienced a lot in just a few days, from swimming and nature to food experiences and ... meeting the President! We present some of the highlights.
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Here are some tips for things to see and do in Reykjavik. The Icelandic capital is the city for those who like good food, an exciting cultural life and dramatic nature that sneaks up on you. We have visited Reykjavik together once and I (Helena) have visited Iceland four or five times before that. One of those times I actually spent a whole year in Iceland, so Iceland is very close to my heart.
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What is travelling with a motorhome in Iceland really like? We recently wrote a post about travelling Around Iceland by carand got a lot of questions about travelling by motorhome. We are used to motorhomes and have travelled a lot in Iceland. However, we have not travelled by motorhome in Iceland, although we would love to! To fill in any gaps, we took the opportunity to talk to Promote Iceland, which works to promote tourism on the island. And then we got a lot of useful information!
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Today we'll be talking about Icelandic traditions here at FREEDOMtravel. A while ago we wrote about travelling Around Iceland by car, and now I thought I'd follow up by telling you about two important holidays in Iceland: Christmas and Þorrablót (utt: thorrablot).
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Have you thought about travelling around Iceland by car? We've been seeing a lot about Iceland on social media lately, so it feels like there's a lot of interest in this little fairytale island. Have I mentioned that I (Helena) lived there for a whole year? That I've travelled back about five times? That I travelled around Iceland by car?
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I'm not even interested in football and yet I was glued to the England-Iceland match the other night. Why? The answer is: Iceland fever! Many people have been fascinated by the underdog team from the tiny nation of just over 300,000 inhabitants that made it all the way to the quarter-finals. I also have a special relationship with Iceland. Today we offer 5 reasons to visit the tiny island nation in the Atlantic Ocean.
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As I mentioned earlier, I lived in Iceland for a year and learnt to speak the Icelandic language. So how did it go with the Icelandic language when we visited Iceland then? Well, it went very well! I felt that I had forgotten a bit, but a lot came back in just a few days. In everyday situations, I speak Icelandic as well as English. If you want to talk about politics and world news, I'm probably better at English though ...
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