GUEST POST: My First Ultra: 2017 Laugavegur Ultra Marathon Iceland

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

Reykjavik to Thórsmörk Húsadalur: How to Get to Thorsmork, Iceland

by Marian Krueger, in category Iceland

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