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Hi, my name is Regína and I was born and raised here in Iceland. Since 2013 I have written 320 travel blogs about various interesting places to visit in Iceland. I hope you enjoy reading my travel-blog :)

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An amazing Tour to Askja and Holuhraun Lava Field in the Highland of Iceland

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An amazing Tour to Askja and Holuhraun Lava Field in the Highland of Iceland

In August 2016 I joined an 11-hour-tour of the highland of Iceland to visit Askja caldera and the Víti explosion crater. I had joined this tour exactly 2 years earlier after a big earthquake and landslide in July 2014, which resulted in the water level of Lake Askja rising 2 meters. Just after my visit, a volcanic eruption started, which lasted for 6 months! So I was eager to see the newest lava field in Iceland, Holuhraun. We met up with the guide, Erlendur, at Mývatn very early in the morning as we had a long, exciting day ahead of us. Top photo: Víti explosion crater Hrossaborg cr

3 days of fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 3

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3 days of fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 3

Reykhólar village has a population of 135 (2016) and the Reykhólahreppur county has a population of 271, give or take a few. It is a very peaceful community and I love the pretty signs they have put up to remind us to drive slowly and think of the children in the village. The sign by the road, in the photo above, reads "think of the children". And the sign below reads "don't drive fast or no speeding". This is my 3rd travel-blog in my 3-part series on Reykhólar, where I had such a lovely stay. The other two travel-blogs are A lovely 3-Day-Stay at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - P

3 Days of Fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 2 - the Reykhólar Seabaths

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3 Days of Fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 2 - the Reykhólar Seabaths

This travel-blog is a continuation of my travel-blog A Lovely 3-day-stay in Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 1. That travel-blog was becoming so long, that I had to create 2 more parts as there is just so much to see and do here at Reykhólar and in the vicinity. After visiting the beautiful area of the loons the day was only to get better, as now I popped in at the Reykhólar Seabaths to see if they had a spot for me as the weather was heavenly. We had decided on hiking to the northernmost glacier in Iceland, Drangajökull glacier, on this day, but I so wanted to try out the sea bath

3 days of fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 1

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3 days of fun at Reykhólar in the Westfjords Region - Part 1

On my 9-day-exploration of the beautiful Westfjords of Iceland, I was now on my 7th day and after having stayed in Patreksfjörður town for the night I thought to myself that it was time to head north to Akureyri town. But before we headed north we wanted to explore the southern part of the Westfjords Region better. We had already been on a tour to Rauðasandur and Látrabjarg, which are the best-known pearls in the southern part of the Westfjords Region, but there were still some lesser-known areas which I wanted to explore. We found so many interesting places, which I will be writing about l

The Natural Wonders of the Westfjords of Iceland - Látrabjarg and Rauðasandur

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The Natural Wonders of the Westfjords of Iceland - Látrabjarg and Rauðasandur

While spending 9 days in the Westfjords I joined Westfjords Adventures on a guided tour of two of the main attractions in the Westfjords: Látrabjarg bird-cliff and Rauðasandur the Red Sand. Westfjords Adventures offers a very good selection of tours to some pretty amazing sights in the Westfjords of Iceland. They are located in Patreksfjörður village, the biggest village in the southern part of the Westfjord Region. Top photo: a puffin at Látrabjarg Westfjord Road signs leading to Látrabjarg and Rauðasandur This was our second day in the Westfjords and we were driving from Reykjavík, s

The friendly Hotel West in Patreksfjörður Village in the Westfjords of Iceland

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The friendly Hotel West in Patreksfjörður Village in the Westfjords of Iceland

What I like to do when I travel around Iceland is to get to know the locals in each part of Iceland. That way I get to learn so much more about my country. I do this by visiting the local museum in each village, as almost every village and town in Iceland has got at least one museum. I have found that the older generation, in particular, is very knowledgeable about Iceland, and I love to sit and listen and learn more. And then I write about my experiences here on Guide to Iceland and tell you about all the things I have learnt and seen on my travels :) Top photo: having coffee with Jóhan

Visiting Grímsey Island - the Gem of the Arctic Circle in North-Iceland

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Visiting Grímsey Island - the Gem of the Arctic Circle in North-Iceland

I had forever wanted to visit Grímsey island and had planned on doing so for years, but had always left it out on my travels in Iceland. Finally, when staying for a whole week in Akureyri, the Capital of the North, for my summer vacation I did it! I visited this beautiful island on the Arctic Circle Express with the company Ambassador from Akureyri harbour. Unfortunately, this tour is longer available. Certain northern winds on this route made people very sea-sick so it was cancelled! But the Arctic Circle Express Flight will take you on a 3-hour tour including Grímsey island. The Arctic C

Humpback Whales in Abundance on a Whale Watching Tour from Akureyri in North-Iceland

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Humpback Whales in Abundance on a Whale Watching Tour from Akureyri in North-Iceland

I recently went whale watching in Akureyri, the capital of North Iceland. This was the second time in my life that I have gone whale watching, and after the Whale Watching Akureyri tour I can tell you that I am now hooked, so to speak. We saw so many whales that I was astounded. I was staying in Akureyri for a week for my summer vacation and was referred to the whale watching company Ambassador, which has now merged with Elding Adventure at Sea. Top photo: a whale on the whale watching tour The whale-watching boat I remember back when I was a kid in Reykjavík that seeing a whale was a

A Unique Lava Walk through the Colourful Lava Field at Gjástykki at Krafla in North-Iceland

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A Unique Lava Walk through the Colourful Lava Field at Gjástykki at Krafla in North-Iceland

I visited the extraordinary colourful lava field, Gjástykki, when I joined guided a tour of this area. At Gjástykki you will see newly created lava formations from the Krafla volcano-tectonic eruptions back in 1975-1984, called the Krafla Fires. I had never been there before so I was excited about visiting it. I followed the Katla Fires on the news when I was younger and the name Gjástykki had always sounded so exotic to me. I had wanted to visit it for the longest time as I visit the Krafla area every year. So when I saw that there was a guided tour to Gjástykki I jumped at the chance of f

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