For the first 3 days, we rented out an apartment from AirBnB: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3170489 The apartment was very conveniently located right behind Reykjavik's landmark, Hallgrímskirkja, the huge church that can't be missed. The apartment is owned by a family. They usually live there but sometimes they leave for their vacation home during the weekends and rent it out on AirBnB. When we arrived (a...

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Iceland: Day 2 - Golden Circle The Golden Circle is the #1 thing to do if you have only one or two days to spend in Iceland. The Golden Circle usually comprises of the following attractions: Thingvellir (Þingvellir) - Site of the continental divide and world's first parliament Geysir/Strokkur - First geyser known to Europeans, hence the namesake. Gullfoss - Huge waterfall Hveragerdi...

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Iceland: Planning: Auroras Why Iceland? It started with my wanting to cross off the #1 item from my bucket list: Auroras. So I started researching on best places to see the Northern Lights. Being in the west coast of the US, my first attempt was Alaska. Unfortunately, the weather and the solar activity at the time did not cooperate. It was raining the...

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