Meg: By the time our last day in Iceland rolled around, we were exhausted. Jet lag paired with three days of non-stop running around (not to mention our evening of trying to keep up with the Icelanders and their legendary drinking abilities) had worn us down mentally and physically. We were facing a long flight, [...]
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Eat & Run in Iceland – Part 5: The Blue Lagoon
Posted in Europe, Iceland, tagged blue lagoon, eat & run, food, frank, frankenmeg, iceland, iceland air, meg, relax, reykjavik, spa on June 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Eat & Run in Iceland – Part 4: Tapas
Posted in Europe, Iceland, tagged brennivin, deer, food, frank, frank and meg, frankenmeg, iceland, Icelandic food, kangaroo, langoustine, meg, minke, puffin, reykjavik, tapas, travel, whale on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Meg: The minute we settled upon Iceland as a destination, Frank lit up at the thought of all the unusual food he’d be able to try. Although I was reticent, he was adamant about trying puffin and whale. I, on the other hand, couldn’t wait to try langoustine. We were both excited about the fresh [...]
Eat & Run in Iceland – Part 3: The Golden Circle Tour
Posted in Europe, Iceland, tagged day trip, Geyser, geysir, Golden Circle Tour, gullfoss, iceland, Pingvellir, reykjavik, road trip, snow, Strokkur, waterfall, weather, weather in Iceland on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meg: The Golden Circle Tour is far and away one of the most popular things to do while you’re in Reykjavik. A number of bus lines offer day trips, and some companies even offer private guided tours in off-road vehicles. We chose to rent a car for about $100 for the day and brave the [...]
Eat & Run in Iceland – Part 2: Hotel Reykjavik
Posted in Europe, Iceland, tagged brennivin, drinking, fisherman's friend, food, hot dog, hotel reykjavik, iceland, Icelandic food, icelandic hot dog, Icelandic schnapps, Laugavegur, reykjavik, runtur, SS Plysusnnep, travel on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Meg: We arrived at the Hotel Reykjavik around 10 AM. We had taken a cab from the bus station (about a $10 ride, well worth it for the time we saved). We walked into the clean, modern lobby fully prepared to hear that it was far too early to check in, so we were nothing [...]
Eat & Run in Iceland – Part 1: Overview
Posted in Europe, Iceland, tagged blue lagoon, eat, eat & run, food, frank, frankenmeg, geysir, golden circle, gullfoss, iceland, meg, reykjavik, run on May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Meg: “Why Iceland?” We encountered this question many times when we told people about our plans to head to Reykjavik for a long weekend. It wasn’t the first destination we thought of when we started planning our trip. We originally planned to head where every other normal, red-blooded American would go for a four day [...]
