Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
What makes a destination family-friendly? And what makes a destination easy for first-time international travelers? A short list of factors we think are important shows Iceland as a clear winner. Our ideal starter destination would be: safe, easy to get to, English-speaking, and easy to navigate. It would also have a kid-friendly culture and lots …
The public pools in Iceland are beautiful and warm and a great place to take your little ones any time of year. (Swimming outside with snow in your hair is a really cool experience!) It is well worth the effort of getting everyone ready for the pool. BUT yes, what you’ve heard is true–you are …
NOTE: This post does not cover COVID-19! For information about Coronavirus in Iceland, see our post about Covid-19 testing in Iceland, or the official Icelandic government page about Covid-19. One thing parents worry about on vacation is the prospect of sick children, and worse, sick children in a foreign country where you don’t speak the …
So your trip is all planned, your hotels reserved, your itinerary all settled, but now you have to pack. And if you are traveling with children, you’re not just talking about one backpack. There are two concerns here: First, you’d like the packing process to be as simple and streamlined as possible. Second, you’d like …
We are getting into the swing of the trip now—so we will start updating you about our adventures on the blog in (semi-)real time. Today we traveled to the Westmann Islands by ferry. (And before that we stopped to gawk at a waterfall.)
