Icelandic Roadtrip Part 2

It was great to see Reykjavik and party with the Icelanders until the wee morning hours, but the best thing about Iceland is the nature--hands-down. We made so many stops on the side of the road to photograph rivers, horses and landscapes. And the scenery in Iceland changes dramatically even just 20 km away! 

 Denis, Emma and Christian really took over with planning the Iceland itinerary. So much so that I really had no idea where we were going or what we would see at all. I'll always be grateful for Denis for recommending that we visit Mljet on our trip to Croatia last year--I'm pretty sure it's the most beautiful place I've ever seen!

Well Denis and Emma to the rescue again...my favorite few days in Iceland were spent on the Eastern Fjords on the east coast of Iceland. Emma found us some cottages right on the water, with a magnificent fjord view, a boat turned into a jacuzzi and little baby lambs running around the property :). Emma and I even got to feed them! 

This cottage was the perfect spot for us to daytrip around the fjords, drive through snowy mountain passes and visit tiny towns at the root of huge waterfall-covered fjords. And ofcourse, who would be opposed to the fact that there was a jacuzzi boat and baby lambs waiting for you at home? ;)

Icelandic Roadtrip Part 1

Well hello there! I've been on a little unplanned break from blogging in case you hadn't noticed. Life, traveling and warm summer days basically took over and any attempt to write a blog post always got pushed to the side. 

So what have we been up to? London with my mom, camping in the Netherlands and, most recently, we saw two friends from our study abroad days in Finland tie the knot in Poland!

Perhaps one of the most exciting things we've done lately was an epic 10-day roadtrip around Iceland!! Together with our favorite travelin' couple Denis and Emma, we planned this trip over 9 months ago. So when the day finally came to hop onboard Iceland Air, it really didn't hit us until we set foot in Reyjavik just in time to celebrate the summer solstice.

I can't even begin to tell you how absolutely incredible Iceland was. Given the last year, traveling around Iceland was a sweet reminder of how beautiful the world is--and how beautiful life can be too. 

After a couple days in Reykjavik, our roadtrip officially began. We headed down south to the waterfalls and black beaches near Vik to the famous iceberg lagoon (couldn't try to spell it if I tried) to the lava-scapes in between. On day 1, Denis led us on a hike through green hills, steamy mountainsides, bubbling sulfur ponds and we even got to lounge in a heated river! It was magical. And by the time we retreated to our cottage for the evening, we were still asking ourselves: did we just swim in a heated river?! 

Why yes we did :).

Be prepared for some absolutely breathtaking pics of Iceland coming up and soon, Christian and I will have a huge announcement...travel-related ofcourse!