Watching my Dad travel around the world for cancer research as a young girl piqued my interest in travelling. Fast forward to senior secondary school I became a Geography fanatic and ended up being the only one in my year who took the Joint admissions and matriculations board exams (JAMB) which is a major requirement for entry into Nigerian universities….majorly obsessed or nah lol.
Iceland is the embodiment of everything I learnt about while taking Geography classes…Mountains, Plains, Rivers, Waterfalls,Volcanoes, Geysers, Rift valleys…endless natural features, so when I watched an episode of Keeping up with Kardashians (I am shamelessly an avid lover of reality tv lol) in which they headed to Iceland for Kourtney’s birthday and an invite to an Icelandic trip organised by my friend Emilie in the same week, the stars were aligned for me to fulfil my dreams of a full on exploration which started 12 years ago in Geography class. Check out the highlights from my time in Iceland 🙂
STRAIGHT OFF THE PLANE IN REYKJAVIK HEAD TO THE ICONIC HALLGRIMSKIRKJA CHURCH
15 MINUTES AWAY BY FOOT CHECK OUT THE PHENOMENAL HARPA CONFERENCE AND CONCERT HALL
FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD…THE VIKING (ESQUE) SOLFAR SCULPTURE
THE GOLDEN CIRCLE TOUR IS A MUST! STARTING OFF AT THE VOLCANIC CRATER LAKE KERID
Lan and Emilie on the crater trail
SOUTH WEST OF ICELAND, THE ICONIC GULLFOSS FALLS

LITERALLY 10 MINUTES AWAY….A COLLECTION OF GEYSERS
40KM NORTHEAST OF ICELAND, PINGVELLIR NATIONAL PARK
WEST OF THE PARK – THE OXARARFOSS FALLS
AND TO THE EAST – THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT BETWEEN THE NORTH AMERICAN AND EURASIAN PLATES
BACK IN REYKJAVIK – CHECK OUT THE POPULAR SHOPPING STREET LAUGAVEGUR

ANOTHER MUST VISIT THE GEOTHERMAL SPA BLUE LAGOON WHICH IS SET IN A LAVA FIELD
Iceland was insanely beautiful, truly a wonderful reminder of the beautiful earth God created. If you haven’t been, make sure to add to the top of your travel list for 2017. I can’t wait to return to explore more of its beauty!
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week xx
Omg!! Now I totally have to go to Iceland!
Thanks Gina!x
Fantastic posttt!
Thanks hun xx
Lovely post
Thank you!x