Fancy a Christmas break with a difference? Want to go somewhere where you’re guaranteed snowy mountains, Christmas markets and outdoor hot pools to warm up in? Bryan Ledgard (CC) You may think Iceland sounds a good bet, but do you know what Christmas in Iceland is really like? How do people in Iceland celebrate Christmas …
The milky-blue waters of the Blue Lagoon steam seductively before us as we shake the snow from our hats, and enter the main building/visitor’s center. Styrmir, our Icelandic insider and guide, greets us at the door. Then we’re lucky enough to bypass the long lines, the best you can hope for when visiting the Blue …
Who can resist swimming in a hot spring, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, a blue sea or starry skies? Iceland has plenty of geothermally heated outdoor pools, from warm rivers you can swim down, tiny pools tucked away by the sea to upmarket spas with spectacular views. The Sky Lagoon, Reykjavik /© Amanda Tomlin So we’ve …
From tomato beer to tectonic plates, is this the best day trip from Reykjavik? Our guide Regina talks a million miles an hour as our coach rumbles out of Reykjavik towards Iceland’s Golden Circle. It feels like the dead of night, but it’s 9 am in mid-November and the moon is still high in the …
Meet the professionals who hunt the Northern Lights in Iceland So the Icelandic skies aren’t on your side? Thanks to Grétar Jónsson and his team of professional Northern Lights photographers at Aurora Reykjavik: The Northern Lights Center, you can see the Northern Lights all year round! We sent a Tiqets rep to check out Aurora …
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Looking to see the Northern Lights in Reykjavik? Follow Becky Wicks on an Aurora hunt around the Icelandic capital. We have just one week to see the Northern Lights in Iceland, and we’re on a mission. From boozy cruises and virtual reality rides to following a local’s advice and heading for a hidden lighthouse, we …
The Reykjavik EDITIONPI A flourishing culinary hotspot with cool cafés, a rollicking nightlife and an epic music scene, the spotlight is shining brightly on Iceland’s hip capital city and, with typical finesse, the arrival of The Reykjavik EDITION further cements EDITION Hotels’ uncanny ability to land in just the right place at the right time. …
