Iceland

Okay, so I know everyone heads here to see the Northern Lights. Well it’s not quite as easy as that - with no guarantee that you will witness this natural phenomenon, what you have to do is make sure you enjoy the searching for them. The 'will we, won’t we' see the lights adds much excitement on its own, but let’s just think about the daytime first because there is so much to do in what is for many, a short break. Three days can be absolutely jampacked, but my recommendation would be to go for four full days and nights if you can.

There are three main ticks for those who are tight for time and they are;

The golden circle to include the geyzers and waterfalls The Blue Lagoon and / or the Sky lagoon A Northern Lights excursion by cruise or super Jeep

For those with extra time, I would highly recommend a food walk of Reykjavík. It is a great orientation tour of the city and an introduction to Icelandic food - which incidentally isn't all fish, and counts as one nights dinner included. Fly over Iceland - a virtual flight experience of the country Whale watching

The landscape is quite incredible and ever changing, depending on the time of year. If you travel in the winter months between November and April, you will hear the locals tell you to expect four seasons in one Day and I will be happy to guide you on how to pack for this.

The Golden Circle is a full day tour and if you add on the snowmobile on top of the glacier it is usually the icing on the cake. Obviously this tends to be more in the winter months than the summer although there are countless opportunities for walking and hiking in the summer too.

I was blown away by the first waterfall I saw. I couldn’t quite believe we were going to see a second by the time I’d seen that contrast, I was eager to see the third, and each of them are incredible in their own differing way.

This country impressed me far more than I thought. Yes you need to save for your spending money as it’s not cheap to eat or do activities. However, there are many cities up there in the same bracket for eating out and what I will say is the quality stands out over and above the likes of some cities catering for mass tourism. The food is exceptional and the people some of the friendliest I've ever met. You can eat whatever you like in this country, and I encourage you to do exactly that.