Tent Sniffing for Beginners

My daughter and I had an amazing time in Iceland last year. My highlight of the trip though was not the northern lights ( we went in September - right at the start of the season and we were too lazy to go out late at night to search for them ) and it was not the Blue Lagoon ( neither of us are spa fans, and the price and the man made aspect of the place put us off - I'll never make it as an instagrammer ) No, the thing that I loved the most was the ice. Iceland is mostly green and Greenland is mostly ice, that's just one of those odd things. But there is ice in Iceland, even in the warmth of the late summer. Somewhat scarily the glaciers are shrinking though, far too quickly. But for now, we can still visit them and marvel at the chunks of ice falling into the sea and washing back up onto the black volcanic sandy beach at Jokulsarlon. You can even watch for yourself via a live webcam!  The day was long, up early and then a long coach trip - but lovely to be...

I booked the bucket list holiday of my dreams this year and at the beginning of September my teen daughter (DD) and I set off for Iceland for 6 days. I had decided to not bother with the Northern lights or the Blue Lagoon as neither really attracted me. I did want to see all the usual touristy things near Reykjavik (where we would be based) though, and I lazily didn't want to hire a car. So our holiday was a relaxed affair, with tourist buses, no camping, no hiking, and a fair bit of city walking. We did squeeze in a whale watching trip. With that in mind I looked at weather forecasts and made clothing plans. Because as we all know, there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Icelandic weather in September isn't cold, but it can feel that way due to wind chill (very strong winds) and lots of rain. So I looked for wind and waterproof clothing and some new walking boots. I also made sure I'd got enough pairs of Heat Holders socks because if I know one thing a...

I'm off to Iceland later this year but I'm not (sadly) going to The Secret Solstice festival there in June. If I was though, would I be getting the ultimate VIP ticket? Well many festivals now have VIP options, an extra bar, maybe posh showers but  the Secret Solstice festival has gone to 11...because they now offer the most expensive festival ticket in the world..with some of the most amazing 'extras' to go with it. Iceland’s Secret Solstice Announces $1 Million Dollar Ticket With All New Perks The world’s most expensive festival ticket is back and better than ever. Iceland’s Secret Solstice festival, set in 96 hours of continuous daylight June 21-24 , is excited to once again present the world’s most expensive festival ticket retailing at $1 million USD with all new uber luxurious perks. From private jet travel to extravagant Icelandic dinners and luxury sightseeing to private parties with headline artists, this is without a doubt the most exclusive fes...