Travel to Iceland – Episode 204
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Dave Grenewetzki about his recent trip to Iceland. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Icelandic economy Dave and his family drove the ring road around Iceland and visited places with great names like the waterfalls Svartifoss, Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss and Gulfoss, Lake Myvatn and the dark castles of Dimmuborgir, the glacial lagoon of Jokulsarlon, the geysers of Geysir and Strokkur, the geothermal activity of Namaskard pass, the university town of Akureyri, the hobbit-like town of Glaumbaer. They went bird watching at Ingolfshofdi, took in the baths at the Blue Lagoon, took the free welcome walking tour of Reykjavik with Jonas, zigzagged between icebergs, hiked to Thingvellir, and took in the tourist attraction of the Midlina bridge.
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by Chris Christensen
Chris Christensen is the host of the Amateur Traveler. Chris left his day job in January 2010 to focus on consulting, podcasting and blogging . He was the Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations for a company in Silicon Valley (LiveWorld) that runs online communities for companies like eBay, Marriott, American Express, Campbells, Kimberly Clark, A&E, and Mini Cooper.7 Responses to “Travel to Iceland – Episode 204”
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James Coffey
Says:October 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
thanks Chris, great interview!
PaulH
Says:October 28th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Chris,
How do I submit photos for the new Travel Humor blog?
Paul
(author of the kosher traveler blog post)
chris2x
Says:October 28th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
For now just email them to me and let me know how you want to be credited in the post if I use them. I plan to put up a submit form because others are asking too.
Dave
Says:October 28th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Really enjoyed the interview and information. Keep ‘em coming.
Robertico
Says:October 30th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Hi Chris. Loved the Iceland episode. Being a man of the Caribbean I am always attracted to places near the Arctic Circle. It is definitely now in my “to do” list, right after Alaska.
chris2x
Says:October 31st, 2009 at 8:00 am
Mine too, I loved spending a few hours going through Iceland photos for ones to use in the iTunes version.
laultima
Says:November 9th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Good show; it reawakened my desire to see more of Iceland than my brief trip awhile ago.
I would say the public pools are one of the most memorable experiences, but I think Dave’s visit must have been different from mine. At all the public pools in Reykjavik, we had to take a shower in the locker room before getting in the water to keep the pools clean. Fair enough, but, you had to do it naked, with an attendant watching. It was quite the scenario for my first trip outside of North America and has become an oft-quoted travel story.