Iceland Archives - Casual Travelist Travel and food, with a dash of adventure Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:46:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://casualtravelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/favicon.png Iceland Archives - Casual Travelist 32 32 Iceland Itinerary – See the Best of South Iceland in Four Days https://casualtravelist.com/iceland-itinerary-four-days/ https://casualtravelist.com/iceland-itinerary-four-days/#comments Sat, 08 Feb 2020 04:41:53 +0000 https://casualtravelist.com/?p=21828 Iceland is a bucket list destination for many people and with good reason. Iceland’s otherworldly landscape includes volcanic black sand beaches, seemingly endless glaciers and mystical waterfalls making Iceland one of the most unique and varied landscapes on the planet. While one can really never fully know Iceland you can get a good sense of
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/iceland-itinerary-four-days/feed/ 2 25 Tips You Should Know for your First Trip to Iceland https://casualtravelist.com/25-travel-tips-iceland/ https://casualtravelist.com/25-travel-tips-iceland/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:10:00 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=2877 Iceland is a captivating destination for any traveler and with a host of low cost flight options from North America and mainland Europe to the land of ice and fire there has never been a better time to visit Iceland. Volcanoes, glaciers, the wind and the sea merge to create a landscape that is like nowhere
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/25-travel-tips-iceland/feed/ 180 Fjallsarlon-Iceland’s Other Glacier Lagoon https://casualtravelist.com/fjallsarlon-glacier-lagoon/ https://casualtravelist.com/fjallsarlon-glacier-lagoon/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 00:58:25 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=2879 Black volcanic sand beaches, massive glaciers and pristine waterfalls; when it comes to natural beauty Iceland is unsurpassed. On my first day in Iceland, with a ferocious wind and biting rain outside, I sought warmth in a small cafe outside of Iceland’s famous Geyser. It was here I met a couple who was just finishing
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/fjallsarlon-glacier-lagoon/feed/ 36 What You Need to Know Before Visiting the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. https://casualtravelist.com/blue-lagoon-iceland/ https://casualtravelist.com/blue-lagoon-iceland/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2016 02:22:00 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=2881 Chances are if you’ve thought at all about traveling to Iceland the Blue Lagoon is at the top of your list. Steam rising from ethereal blue waters surrounded by an otherworldly volcanic landscape the setting is certainly enticing and there is a reason National Geographic included the Blue Lagoon on a list of 25 Wonders
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/blue-lagoon-iceland/feed/ 60 Glacier hiking in Iceland with Icelandic Mountain Guides https://casualtravelist.com/glacier-hiking-in-iceland/ https://casualtravelist.com/glacier-hiking-in-iceland/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 02:23:50 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=2875   Iceland is a land of beautiful extremes, from some of the Earth’s most active volcanoes to massive glaciers that dominate the landscape. With glaciers covering 11% of the country one is never far from ice, making Iceland one of the best places in the world where you can easily get up close to a glacier.
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/glacier-hiking-in-iceland/feed/ 46 The Natural Wonders of South Iceland https://casualtravelist.com/the-natural-wonders-of-south-iceland/ https://casualtravelist.com/the-natural-wonders-of-south-iceland/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:29:29 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=3107 Simply put, Iceland is the Earth in its most raw and primal state.Visitors flock to Iceland to take in its natural splendors and no where is better suited to take them in than South Iceland. Easily accessible as a day trip from Reykjavik or as part of a trip around Iceland’s famed Ring Road; South Iceland
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]]> https://casualtravelist.com/the-natural-wonders-of-south-iceland/feed/ 52 Going Local with Icelandic Farm Holidays https://casualtravelist.com/going-local-with-icelandic-farm-holidays/ https://casualtravelist.com/going-local-with-icelandic-farm-holidays/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:39:50 +0000 http://casualtravelist.com/blog/?p=2873 Magnificent waterfalls, lunar lava fields and massive glaciers- Iceland is on many traveler’s bucket list for good reason. When planning my first trip to Iceland I found a few options to get a taste of the country in the four days I would be there. Plenty of people choose Reykjavik as a base and visit south
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