In some of my previous blog posts highlighting Elizabeth and my honeymoon adventures, I wrote about the cool things we did on the island. Snorkeling in a tectonic rift, walking through an ice cave, climbing a glacier, bathing at Blue Lagoon – all of those things have something in common. They’re all active. There was …
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Iceland Honeymoon: Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon. It’s the great white (blue?) whale of all aspiring travel influencers who descent on Iceland. Located out on the Reykjanes Peninsula between Reykjavik and Keflavik, the Blue Lagoon is in a favorable position to catch everyone from casuals who are spending a couple of days in Iceland to hardcore travelers who stop there …
Iceland Honeymoon: Glacier Climbing
We approached our honeymoon sort of like it was a multi-step process. We had to build up to the greatest adventure of them all. If getting to Iceland was like the first step, and driving the Snaefellsnes peninsula was the next, and walking into a glacial ice cave was the second-to-last step in the adventure …
Iceland Honeymoon: Ice Cave Tour
Believe it or not, there is ice on the island known as Iceland. This may come as a shock, I know. While glaciers are in retreat worldwide, it’s going to take a couple of centuries to melt some of the great icecaps on the southern end of Iceland. The locals have long made a tourist …
Iceland Honeymoon: Snorkeling at Silfra Rift
This is a whole new experience for me. Normally when I blog about a trip, I pick up the narrative right where the previous post left off. There’s no introduction, no denouement, just writing until a stopping point, then stopping. So imagine how it must feel to be writing about my honeymoon, and picking the …
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