{"id":3047,"date":"2018-05-22T12:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2018-06-10T19:51:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T01:51:43","slug":"iceland-to-paris-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=3047","title":{"rendered":"My Iceland Adventure May, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of April I decided to go to Iceland. I had been wanting to visit for some time and with the way the world seems to be going, something inside of me said, &#8220;What are you waiting for?!&#8221; So, I headed off to Iceland to coincide with my birthday in search of adventure (doing recon for Vision Quest Retreats, travel blogging\/vlogging and throwing myself into things I had not done before in a land I&#8217;d never seen before)! Below is an accounting of my experience via pictures and videos. I hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1: Arrived <\/strong>Keflavik\u00a0airport at about 6:15 am, got a transfer at Reykjavik Excursions desk to the Blue Lagoon that would then take me to the city of Reykjavik and my hotel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerhotels.com\/photos\/\">Center Hotel Midgardur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_N3TJcAVcK8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4qd2kyKPv44\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQf5yNFjPyU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KMvFlHrXC0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Day 1: Walking around Reykjavik<\/strong>\u00a0and getting settled in my room.\u00a0Below are some scenes from my first day in Reykjavik\u00a0after I arrived from the Blue Lagoon. I hope you enjoy my little video!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/otzAlNEYsGs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 Part I: A Trip to the Original Geysir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today I took a tour of the Golden Circle in southwest\u00a0Iceland which included a trip to the Geysir\/Geothermal Area,\u00a0 \u00deingvellir National Park, and the Gullfoss waterfall.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJgYmBneIsM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 Part II:\u00a0Snowmobiling on Langj\u00f6kull Glacier!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0cFgQIxK2N4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3 Part I: Hiking\u00a0 S\u00f3lheimaj\u00f6kull Glacier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8IqS-wbGIQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3 Part II: Soaking in the Secret Lagoon!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_ON6yc9XrI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4 Part I: Snorkeling Silfra Fissure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vr1i6GmOYdY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4 Part II:\u00a0 Riding Icelandic Horses-Laxnes Horse Farm<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gapne0h2sbc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of April I decided to go to Iceland. 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