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Sapphic Travel Journal: A Visual Guide to Iceland

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Iceland: the land of fire, ice, and pure happiness! Seriously, I’ve never experienced a location where I feel entirely at peace. I don’t know if it’s the fresh air, breathtaking landscape, or its coordinates line up perfectly with the Venus and moon lines on my astrocartography chart, but I instantly feel like a weight has lifted off my shoulders the moment we step off the plane at Keflavík. Even the shortest three or four-day trip leaves me feeling relaxed and reset, and I think that’s reflected in our visual guide to Iceland; I mean, look at those smiles! That glow! Those hags are floating on a cloud of pure bliss.

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A Visual Guide to Iceland: What’s in Our Travel Scrapbook

While we’ve visited the island twice, we’ve barely scraped the surface of landmarks and experiences. Yet, our Iceland travel journal is already filled with so many snapshots of locations that I still can’t believe we’ve seen in real life. Some of the sites you’ll find in our scrapbook pages include:

  • Skógafoss (waterfall) ←inspiration behind our first trip to Iceland
  • Seljalandsfoss (waterfall)
  • Reynisfjara (black-sand beach with basalt columns)
  • Reynisdrangar (basalt sea stacks seen from Reynisfjara)
  • Sky Lagoon 
  • Blue Lagoon
  • Hallgrímskirkja (largest cathedral in Iceland)
  • Skólavörðustígur (rainbow-painted pedestrian road in Reyjkavík)

For a first-time visit, the list would work well as a guide to Iceland, or at least, serve as a checklist for itinerary planning. 

Exploring Hags’ Iceland Travel Journal

I think this is just the first installment in our visual guide to Iceland, as Britt and I can’t seem to get enough of it. For now, you can see even more of our journeys around the land of fire and ice in our Travel Guide: Iceland, which is designed with first-time visitors in mind. 

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Travel Guide: Iceland FAQs

Your most asked questions about traveling to Iceland, answered.

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The national language of Iceland is … * drumroll, please * … Icelandic. However, don’t let that second-guess your destination as nearly everyone speaks English, and most locals are completely fluent in it, often speaking it better than many of the people I know. (oooh, burn 🔥)

The more appropriate question is, “What isn’t there to do in Iceland?” A significant number of the visitors are drawn to the country for its otherworldly landscape, including waterfalls and glaciers. The natural hot springs and man-made lagoons are also incredibly popular, including the Blue Lagoon and Sky Lagoon.

Spring through fall is the most popular time to visit as temperatures stay fairly mild and precipitation is mostly manageable, but there are activities and sights available year-round. For example, the Northern Lights have a higher chance of being seen in Iceland from Fall to Spring.

Crime rates in Iceland are much lower than most other countries around the world. They average fewer than 2 homicides a year, which is incredibly low. For comparison, the state I grew up in the U.S., Missouri, averages 10 for every 100,000 people or 600 annually.

Compared to travel within the U.S., flying to Iceland is fairly affordable, although it does depend on where you’re flying from. For instance, from the U.S. to Iceland can easily run over a $1000+, while I’ve flown from London for around $200 per person. To find the best deals, I use flight comparison tools to identify the cheapest dates to fly, and then compare different airlines to find the best rates.

Since Iceland is a Schengen member, travelers from many countries don’t usually require a visa as long as they’re not staying for more than 90 days. The government offers an online tool to easily check if you need a visa to travel to Iceland or not.

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