If you’re pressed for time, but want to explore Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland, I’ve got some great tips and tricks for you to help you get the most out of your trip. Before we do anything else, I believe the correct way to pronounce Snæfellsnes would be Sny-fells-ness. Hopefully, I haven’t killed the Icelandic language… Read More
This is a guest post by Mr. TSG for the Travel Shop Girl website. In my ongoing quest to seek out new adventures and fill my need to run longer distances, I decided to register for the 2017 Laugavegur Ultra Marathon in Iceland. Ultramarathons are defined as any race (road or trail) greater than 26.2… Read More
Any adventure that calls me to Iceland is one that I’ll always take. I recently visited Thorsmork (Thórsmörk) and the trip to just get there was an adventure in itself. Why Thorsmork? Mr. TSG decided he wanted to run the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon, which ends in Thorsmork and there was no way I’d pass up… Read More
Can you believe I had yet another chance to visit Iceland’s Blue Lagoon on my way to the airport? That’s right – I’m headed back to the Blue Lagoon! While some enjoy visiting during their trip, I save this goodie up right before a flight back home. The Blue Lagoon or Bláa Lónið in Icelandic, is ideally situated only… Read More
If I’m going to Iceland, it’s safe to say I’m always up for another visit to the Blue Lagoon Iceland, one of the best things to do in Iceland. On this particular day in Iceland in July, it was cold. Not just cold, but freezing cold. But as I was on my way to the… Read More
Eating Reykjavik or What I Do When I’m Hungry in Reykjavik Feeling hungry? When am I not? On my recent trip to Iceland, I was all about eating Reykjavik. Well, not so much Reykjavik the city, but all the good food that this city has to offer. Now that I’m a vegan and Mr. TSG… Read More
You’ve arrived into Keflavik airport in Iceland, but you’re probably asking yourself, “How do I get into Reykjavik from the airport?” With several options available including car rental, pick up at the airport, or an airport transfer, how do you decide which is the best way to get into Reykjavik from the airport? Gray Line Iceland‘s… Read More
While this might sound like I’m bragging, ok I guess I am. I usually search the internet to see if I’ve been included in anything online that I’m not aware of, both good and bad, but preferably good. Today as I was searching and updating my “As Featured In” page and what do I see,… Read More
Happy New Year! Another year and a whole lot of traveling and never enough time to get all of my posts up. Some might call me a procrastinator, but I call myself more of a perfectionist with a little OCD who often finds herself stuck in the middle of everyday life trying to find ways… Read More
Viewing the Northern Lights in Iceland I’ve been chasing the Northern Lights in Iceland since 2012 and I’m proud to report that on November 13, 2015 (that’s right – Friday the 13th!), I finally fulfilled a bucket list item and witnessed them firsthand. How did this all start? During my first visit to Iceland in… Read More
