Iceland

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Gullfoss

The blue Lagoon

The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík and it's a winter wonderland here, right now with the crisis, the economy is bad, so that makes the trip a little more affordable than before, some of the stuff you can do in here are:

1. Travel to the capital which is awash in thriving cafes, high energy clubs, friendly pubs, and a brightly colored old town with rows of wood houses clustered together. This up and coming city is one of the trendiest in the world as Icelanders are obsessed with design and architecture. Reykjavik is one of the most expensive cities in the world- but it just got a lot cheaper.

2. Go to The Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s most famous geothermal pool, which is the country’s top tourist attraction. It might be crowded and expensive but there’s nothing like it in the world. This huge, milky-blue spa is fed by mineral-rich heated seawater from the nearby geothermal plant. Add the silvery towers of the plant, rolling clouds of steam, and people covered in white mud, you’ll think you are in the twilight zone.

3. Visit the Thingvellir National Park which is the original site of the longest running parliament in the world and it’s also where the North-American and European continental shelf plates are being torn apart.

4. Watch the Northern Lights from September to April when they become more visible. These dancing lights are a one of the greatest natural wonders in the world. From the clear, dark northern skies of Iceland, nothing will impede you from nature’s greatest dance.

5. Watch the Gullfoss, Iceland’s most famous waterfall, that tumbles 105ft into a steep-sided canyon, kicking up a wall of spray. On sunny days, the spray creates shimmering rainbows over the gorge. This is a truly amazing spectacle and a rewarding scene after a nice hike.

6. Visit the Jökulsárlón, breathtaking lagoon, which is up to 190 meters deep. Icebergs float in the lagoon all year and you can watch as chucks of ice crash into the lagoon.

7. Go on a glaciar trek. During the winter months, the glaciers get a bit sturdier and groups of tourists are led across them. There’s no better way to see the glaciers than walk across them.


To get there you would definitely need to fly there. Reykjavik is a major international airport.




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