Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful New Year. I went to a friends' party and then my partner and I watched the ball drop on CNN back at my apartment. (Pro tip: If you find yourself in New York City on New Year's Eve, do not - I repeat, do NOT - go to Times Square. You're welcome.) I was looking at my Google Analytics recently and I was really surprised about what my top posts of the year were so I wanted to share them here. I'm also still just acclimating back to real life after having two ... VIEW POST
My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2019 (From Vegetarian Food to the Blue Lagoon)
How To Travel to Iceland on a Budget
I know Iceland has a bad reputation for being really expensive but I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be rich to visit Iceland! There are a lot of ways to save money so I wanted to write about how to travel to Iceland on a budget to help you save a few bucks when we're allowed to travel again. I went to Reykjavik last June, a month or so after I got laid off from the job that I'd had for over two years. (It was for the best, really.) As I've said before, I'm usually not one to ... VIEW POST
A NiceTravel Tour Review: A Day Trip Around the Golden Circle
When I decided that I wanted to go to Iceland, I knew I wanted to do a tour around the Golden Circle. Simply put, the Golden Circle is a popular tourist route in southern Iceland that features Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss, and Geysir. Most tours were 8 hours, so I knew it would be a long day. Originally I was going to do a tour that included a couple of hours of Icelandic horseback riding, but at the last minute, I decided against it. I haven't ridden a horse since I was 9, right ... VIEW POST
Icelandic Architecture: Those Cute Colorful Houses
The view from the top of Hallgrímskirkja! To be honest, I did minimal research about Iceland before I went. I figured out a few things that I really wanted to do (Blue Lagoon, Golden Circle, etc.) but I didn't do a whole lot of research into the culture (and certainly not the language, sorry, Icelanders). But one thing I did see in my Googling around before the trip were websites that had photos of the architecture and that Reykjavik was known for having super cute colorful little ... VIEW POST
Airline Review: Iceland Air
When I booked my flight to Iceland in early May (I should've booked it in April, to be honest), I was looking forward to booking on IcelandAir. I thought, for some reason, that it was THE airline to fly to Iceland with, and that it was super nice. WELL. When I got to Terminal B at JFK Airport three hours early, I started wondering: will there be a meal on this five and a half hour flight? There surely must be. Right? RIGHT? So, I looked for reviews on TripAdvisor and I was horrified at the ... VIEW POST
How To Save Money on Food in Reykjavik (When You’re a Vegetarian)
Hi friends! As promised: this post is all about how you can save money on food while you're in the most expensive city in the world: Reykjavik. Or at least it's about how I never paid more than $20 for a meal while in the most expensive city in the world. Let's get straight into it, shall we? ... VIEW POST
