Tag Archives: North Atlantic
Jul-2019
Hraunfossar In the morning we continue the trip for the last area before we head back to Reykjavík, from Fossatún Guesthouse we drive to Hraunfossar, 35km with 30 minutes drive. Hraunfossar is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which […]
Ytri Tunga Today we are doing The Snæfellsnes Peninsula trip starting from Borgarnes Hi Hostel. The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland. It has been named Iceland in Miniature, because many national sights can be found in the area. Our first destination is Ytri Tunga, 86km from Hostel […]
Goðafoss From hotel we drive to the Goðafoss our first destination, it’s 35km long and took 35 minutes drive. Goðafoss was one of the more famous waterfalls we encountered while driving the Ring Road through the Mývatn District of Iceland’s Northeast Region. It was a wide 12m tall waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót River that was […]
Dettifoss From Seyðisfjörður we strat the day by driving 189km (2.5 hours) to our first destination in north area which is Dettifoss. Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows […]
Hof In the morning we had a breakfast complimentary at Hof Hotel, it was buffet but as much as like others it was bread, boiled egg, cheese and meat, cereal etc with coffee and tea. After had a breakfast and proceed checkout we had a stroll in neighbourhood for a while. There was a turf […]
Jun-2019
Seljalandsfoss Today we will start the day with Seljalandsfoss, it’s not quite far from our accomodation just 2.3km. Seljalandsfoss is a waterfall that can be fully encircled, situated on the South Coast of Iceland with a drop of 60 metres. Due to the waterfall’s close proximity to the Ring Road and impressive natural features, it […]
Today we will return to Iceland. Flight is 8:00am in the morning with the Atlantic Airways airline. Driving from Torshavn to Vagar Airport takes 46km with 45minutes driving time. Before arriving at the airport, we stopped at gas station first to fully refill the car we rented. The return is simply parked back at the […]
May-2019
Gjogv The last day at Faroe Islands we went to the far north, namely Viðareiði, but before that we went to Gjogv first. It’s 68km long and take 1 hour drive. Gjógv is the most northern village on the island of Eysturoy, named after a 200-metre long sea-filled gorge that runs from the village into […]
May-2019
Saksun Today we toured Streymoy Island, first we visited Saksun village, the distance from Torshavn to this village was 52km, the journey was taken 1 hour. Splendidly set in a natural circular amphitheatre high above a tidal lagoon, Saksun is a wonderfully remote hillside village and is one of the most worthwhile destinations in the […]
May-2019
Today we are going to Mykines Island with ferry schedule at 10:20 and return at 17:05. Before we go to ferry terminal in Sørvágur, we head to Gásadalur first for quick trip to see scenic view of Mulofasur waterfall with Gásadalur village in the background. From Tórshavn to Gásadalur is 57km and will take 1 […]
May-2019
In the morning we stroll around again, nothing different, just like yesterday route. But now Mom and Max walk along. We walk until 10am then pack and go to BSI Terminal where we gonna pick up the luggage from the locker storage and catch a Flybus to airport at 10:30. The ride to airport took […]
May-2019
Reykjavík Our flight start yesterday 25 May 2019 at night, from Soekarno Hatta Intl Airport to Amsterdam with Garuda Indonesia for 14 long hours flight, the flight depart at 22:40 and Max is not sleep until 01:00 am Jakarta time. Because we are heading west so the night is longer in the flight, Max wake […]