I have celebrated my faux 29th birthday again and again…and again. When I officially entered my mid-thirties, it was time to just embrace it. If you’re like me with your 20s undeniably in the rear view mirror, you probably have more money in your bank account, a better sense of who you are, and more […]
Luxe Adventure Traveler’s Complete Guide to Northern Lights in Iceland
The Northern Lights are one of the biggest draws of visiting Iceland in winter. In all honesty, Iceland is also one of the biggest gambles when it comes to selecting Northern Lights holidays because of the island nation’s notoriously unpredictable weather. While there are statistically better chances to see the Aurora other places, Iceland is […]
5 Tips for Photographing Iceland’s Gorgeous Waterfalls
Iceland is full of drop dead gorgeous landscapes and countless take-your-breath-away waterfalls. It’s easy enough to snap a photo, but it’s the photos with the frothy water in motion that really draw you in. It’s those images with the blurred water that truly make you feel like you’re there; make you feel like you can […]
Exploring Iceland’s Westfjords
Iceland is hardly off-the-beaten-path these days. Eyjafjallajökull‘s 2010 air-traffic-halting eruption may have wreaked havoc, but it also put Iceland on the map and on most travelers’ bucket lists. These days Iceland is more accessible than ever with the near constant addition of new routes and the Icelandair Stopover program makes it hard to resit exploring […]
How To Travel Like James Bond
Our favorite international spy is back in the 24th Bond movie and while the ladies love to swoon over Daniel Craig in all his sexy Bondness, it’s the jet setting across the globe that makes me go weak at the knees. There’s hardly another character as well-traveled as James Bond. But you don’t have to […]
Iceland Road Trip Around the Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Iceland is a country filled with take-your-breath-away landscapes that vary from massive blue glaciers to black sand beaches and colorful moss-covered lava fields to misty waterfalls. Since our first trip to Iceland four years ago, it’s become a country easily accessible to travelers with many of them taking advantage of Icelandair’s free stopover. Most explore […]
10 Things No One Ever Tells You About the Northern Lights
My quest to see the Northern Lights began in September 2011 and we’ve been chasing them every winter season since. I had literally just left from visiting Tim while he was living in Iceland and the very next night the Northern Lights danced for a week straight. They were so bright and so active, they […]
7 Things to Do in the Westman Islands
Icelanders sort of shake it off if you tell them they are brave. But truth be told, they are. They essentially live on a rock with active volcanoes on and below it. Eruptions typically occur every two to three years and sleeping giants could cause mass devastation at any moment without warning. And that’s exactly […]
Hiking Iceland’s Smoky Valley
Plumes of steam rise up around me like smoke rising from a fire. One step in the wrong bubbling pool, and the soles of your shoes could literally melt. But not to worry; the dangerous pools are marked with signs and so long as you stick to the well-trodden trail, Reykjadalur is a beautiful spot […]
Iceland South Coast Attractions You Shouldn’t Miss
Many of Iceland’s most visited attractions lie on what is known as the Golden Circle and on the South Coast. Any number or tour companies take tourists by the busload out to attractions like the popular Seljalandsfoss that you can walk behind, the mysterious Skógafoss said to be hiding a treasure chest of gold, and […]
