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Goodbye Iceland: The Blue Lagoon

Goodbye Iceland: The Blue Lagoon

by Calvin Sun | Nov 4, 2013 | Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Serendipitous!

So I calculated that I’ve gotten only 7 hours of sleep in 72 hours during this trip. Gross. Decided to sleep in this morning, getting a whopping 5 hours more and thus totaling my sleep count to 12 hours in the last 96 hours. But not surprisingly, still feeling...
The Golden Circle And Beyond

The Golden Circle And Beyond

by Calvin Sun | Nov 3, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

    Today we rented out 2 cars (5/pp per vehicle) to take on the Golden Circle at our own leisurely pace. This ended up costing around $60-$70 USD per person for the whole day (including car rental insurance), which was a little cheaper than taking a public...
From Reykjavik To Jokusarlon: This Is Iceland

From Reykjavik To Jokusarlon: This Is Iceland

by Calvin Sun | Nov 2, 2013 | How Did You Do That?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  Today was the Iceland I’ve been looking for.     Today, as always, we tried to do the impossible: What would usually take 2-3 days with 2-3 days worth of expenses for transport and lodging, we ended up doing in 17 hours without any of the extra...
A Reykjavik Rendezvous

A Reykjavik Rendezvous

by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, The Nightlife

Sadly penis museum and geothermal swimming pools were deferred in favor of more exploring and taking advantage of being around the city during the Airwaves Music Festival: We glimpsed a possible sighting of Banksy’s work:  …pretended to be...
A Morning in Reykjavik

A Morning in Reykjavik

by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | Fit for Foodies, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland, Walking Tours

  Nothing like a beautiful morning breathing clear Northern Atlantic air in the northernmost capital city in the world.     We walked southwest from our hostel (Hlemmur Square) to the iconic Hallgrimskirkja church, and had a small breakfast at the...
Yeah, We Made It.

Yeah, We Made It.

by Calvin Sun | Oct 31, 2013 | How's the weather?, Iceland, October 2013: Iceland

Just landed in Keflavikurflugvollur, Iceland. Don’t know how I beat DC rush hour traffic from a Philly train to make it to an international flight leaving from Virginia, but I guess we all made it. Even though it’s already 7am here in Iceland, it’s...

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