The Ring Road, Iceland – Day 4 – Mývatn to Akureyri

Hverfell Crater

Day 4 on the Ring Road, Iceland...On our fourth day road tripping, we got an early start just at sunrise as we were planning to do much more today than we had the day before. The place we stayed the night before (pictured below) was actually a bit nicer than I thought it would be but the water in the place…

The Ring Road, Iceland – Day 3 – Höfn to Mývatn

Lake Myvatn

Day 3 on the Ring Road Iceland...Our third day started out from the town of Höfn. It was overcast for much of the day though there were a few breaks in the clouds but also some showers. The few times the sun did break through, there were some great shots of rainbows across the plains. When we arrived into small town…

The Ring Road Iceland – Day 2 – Vik to Höfn

Vik to Hofn Iceland

Ring Road Iceland - Day 2....The storm that hit us the night before had luckily passed as we started out on the second day of our road trip but it was still raining and continued the rest of the day. And we got a bit of late start that morning but still planned on visiting two different glacier sites with one…

The Ring Road, Iceland – Day 1 – Reykjavik to Vik

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Today was the beginning of our adventure along the Ring Road in Iceland which circumnavigates the entire country. This was a trip I was more excited to make during my world travels than any others up to this point. Iceland’s Ring Road total distance is 1,339 kilometers (832 miles) and we were traveling from Reykjavik to Vik on our first day.

The Golden Circle Tour – Iceland

Golden Circle Iceland

On my second day in Reykjavik, I decided take the golden circle tour and stay one more night in the city. If you get the opportunity to travel here, there are several things you can do that are all within a few hours drive of the city. Since my friend and I decided we would drive the Ring Road around the…

Reykjavik, Iceland – The World’s Northernmost City

Reykjavik, Iceland...The world's northernmost city and another unplanned stop along my trek through Europe but so far, if you were to ask me today what my favorite country has been, it would be Iceland and you'll soon see why! When most people think of Iceland they obviously conjure up a certain mental picture of the place and never think of it…

Backpacking in Berlin, Germany

Berlin Germany

Although Oktoberfest was taking place just a few hours south by train in Munich, I decided to instead to go backpacking in Berlin after hearing so many positive things about this city. With such a turbulent past in just the last 80 years, Berlin has come a long way since the city became re-united after the wall came down and has…

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