I hope you enjoy my Iceland travel blog even if you aren’t diabetic. I’ve included Iceland Travel Tips for everyone, not just diabetics. In fact, there is so much more to say about Iceland that isn’t related to the challenges of being a diabetic.
In addition to the goal of providing travel insights to diabetics, my goal is to provide unique perspectives and tips to everyday travelers. I don’t want to re-iterate the same list of places to see that everyone is writing about – I want to tell you about unique places to see, unique ways to see them and unique tips on doing it easily.
Greg and I visited Iceland in May 2012 on a mad whirlwind of an 8-day road trip on the ring road around the island. We visited Reykjavik, Vik, Kirkjubaejarklauster, Djuipivogur, Egilstaddir, Seydisfjordur, Myvatn, Husavik, and Akureyri. We missed the Snaefellsnes Peninsula and the Westfjords.
Did you know that if you visit Iceland in May you probably won’t experience those awesome views of purple Lupines?
Did you know you can see Puffins in Borgarfjordur Estri? Where is Borgarfjordur Estri? Click here to learn.
But this wasn’t my first trip to Iceland.
In June 2004 I visited Iceland with my parents on an 18 day road trip of the ring road as well. You can read all about these two itineraries here. I’ve listed some very interesting Lessons Learned from my multiple trips, such as when to see the Lupines.
Driving in Iceland is simple. The Ring Road circles the main part of the island, is usually a two-lane blacktop road with long stretches of straight highway, with generally little traffic, depending on where you are on the island. It’s easy!
On my first trip, we rented a station wagon. That was OK, but limited us to the Ring Road and the towns on the Ring Road. So, on my second trip, with my husband, I had us rent an SUV. While it was not my intention to go far back into the wilderness, it did give us flexibility to drive down some of the side roads to see unique views and have unique experiences. Did you know that on the east side of Iceland, on a particular back road the Skuas (huge seabirds) will come down and bodysurf on your vehicle? Maybe soon I’ll write an entire article about it! I’m pretty sure I can still find the location on the map.
I’ve written a Diabetic Travel Tips article for the diabetics, and an article about a unique technique on how to sleep in the midnight sun.
Keep reading below where you’ll find all my articles about Iceland
I’ve written an in-depth page on on my blog about all travel challenges for type 1 diabetics regardless of the continent. Click here to read it. It is my intention to supplement that page with specifics for each country I’ve visited, specifics based on my own experience. So, here goes,
With my Iceland Travel Blog I hope to introduce you to Iceland, a country I have twice visited and love for many reasons. For each trip, I have an itinerary to share which provided me with some valuable lessons learned. I first visited Iceland in 2004 on an eighteen day
The problem with sleeping in Iceland or Norway The days are very long during the summer. The Arctic Circle crosses just above Iceland, and it chops Norway into two. In the summer. the twenty-four hour a day sunlight can be very disturbing to your sleep cycles. Many people are able
A glimpse of the wonders of Iceland from the Blue Lagoon, to Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik, to Kerid, Vatnajokul, to Skogafoss and Seljalandsfjoss all the way around to Akureyri.
Iceland waterfalls extravaganza shown in order driving Rt. 1 southeast from Reykjavik to Vik, north to Egilsstadir, then west to Akureyri, and finally south back to Reykjavik. Check out this article of mine too: Iceland Travel Blog – Itinerary, Lessons Learned and Diabetic Tips Map
This is a very low-key favorite. It is entirely dependent on whether you visit during lupine-season or not. (That could be all summer for all I know). I can definitely say that lupines are NOT in season in May. My husband and I went during the last week in May
Borgarfjörður Eystri is located on the north coast, a long drive north from Egilsstaðir. The drive itself was very nice, and it didn’t rain! Our goal was the Puffin Colony. The drive was part on paved road, and then the road turned into gravel. It turned east and we were faced
There are two beautiful waterfalls on the south coast east of Reykjavik and west of Vik: Seljalandsfoss, and Skógafoss. Seljalandsfoss is a ‘gentle’ veil of water flowing over the glacial headland. You can walk completely behind the falls and out the other side. It is very wet and misty, but
Skaftafell National Park is on a headland that protrudes between two glacial arms reaching eastward on the east coast of Iceland. There are beautiful views of mountains and glacier as you travel on Rt 1 towards the park from the south, but once you arrive in the park, the glaciers become
We stayed the previous night at the Hotel Skaftafell, and traveled about 45 minutes north to Jokulsarlon, the Glacial Lagoon. I had visited Jokulsarlon with my parents in 2004. In 2004, we had taken the left hand turn right BEFORE the bridge, to a gravel area where cars were parked. Traveling with Photographers
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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