Our last night in Iceland could scarcely be called that as we were in bed by 1am but had to be up again by 4am. Ouch! Last minute packing and we were in the lobby 10 minutes early for our 5am pickup enjoying the coffee, juice and croissants thoughtfully provided by the hotel for their early departers. Luckily, for once, it wasn't raining or snowing as we left the hotel and we were taken by minibus to the bus station where we boarded the Flybus for our journey t...

Another early start, yawn, yawn hotel pick-up at 8.30am to the bus station and we were on the bus to Blue Lagoon and on our way by soon after 9 am. The weather was cold and sleety and it was hard to get enthusiastic about the idea of stripping down to swimmers and going outside into the howling gales, no matter how warm the water was claimed to be. Blue Lagoon is a very popular tourist destination and we arrived and queued along with a couple of hundred others ...

We leapt out of bed at 7am, shower, breakfast and ready for an 8.30am pickup for our Golden Circle tour. The initial organisation was a complete nightmare as we attempted to get ourselves onto a coach, the correct coach, ANY coach! Eventually we were on board and seated and after that things improved considerably. We had a good driver and a knowledgeable guide so all set for a good day. After a couple of hours drive through the hills and snow, our first stop was...

The room was warm and the bed was comfortable but still I didn't sleep all that well for some reason. Looking out we saw that it had snowed overnight and was, thankfully, dry and a bit clearer. We went up to the 8th Floor for breakfast in the Sky Lounge and there are indeed some beautiful views across the city from up there. We knew that the hours of daylight would be very few, but we were surprised at how intensely dark it was, even at 9am in the morning. The b...

Off to Gatwick for our first time trip to Iceland. We were travelling by IcelandAir and had treated ourselves to a trip in Saga Class, their version of business class. We boarded more or less on time but, for various reasons, ended up sitting on the tarmac for more than two hours before getting away. A bit boring, especially as we didn't even get a drink to pass to the time. Later in our trip I spoke to a lady from Edinburgh and was told that their Sunday flight ...