We made overnight in Þórshöfn – a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay. The campsite is high in the village in a peaceful location. It is a good starting point to visit Langanes, where you can watch...
The Borgarfjörður region, on the coast about 70 km from Egilsstaðir, is known for its great natural beauty. It’s is famous for the good hiking trails and excellent facilities for bird-watching. At fishing harbor Hafnarhólmi, located just 5 km from the village, one can look very closely at...
We anchored in Seydisfjordur – a place of singing waterfalls and peculiar characters, Seydisfjordur is a welcoming town booming with creativity and rich in history. Inhabited by about 700 people the town acts as one big family. We enjoyed some serious customs check on arrival in garage...
Our sailing to Iceland has started on May 11 from Hirtshals in Denmark. We took the only ferry connection from Europe to Iceland with Smiryl Lines around the Shetland Islands (British territory with last European roaming signal) and we have arrived on May 13 to the Faroe Islands. We had a...
Before going to Hirtshals for boarding our Smiryl Lines ferry to Iceland we made a short visit to Skagen and Grenen. Our last overnight in Denmark was in its northernmost point, Grenen, which hosts a unique natural phenomenon. Here, two seas meet, namely the Skagerrak and the Kattegat;...
We made it last minute to catch the sun above the lighthouse in Rubjerg Knude Fyr. It’s one of North Jutland’s landmarks, it’s expected that it will crash into the ocean before 2020 due to coast erosion (but one local lady told us that locals preparing some plan to move it before...
On the way to the north, we have stopped in Aarhus – the second largest city in Denmark. Aarhus is situated in a green valley surrounded by woods and beaches – in fact, a typically beautiful East Jutland landscape. We anchored our truck for an overnight in the harbor in famous...
Our first stop in Denmark we made in Ribe – a Danish town in south-west Jutland. Ribe is one of the few towns in Denmark, which still has a beautifully preserved medieval town center with old half-timbered houses, cobblestone streets, and a cathedral as the crucial center point. We...
We made an early afternoon stop in Lübeck – a northern German city distinguished by Brick Gothic architecture, which dates to its time as the medieval capital of the Hanseatic League, a powerful trading confederation. The city was founded in the 12th century and prospered until the...
Our journey to Iceland has started in Wismar – a city in northern Germany, on the Baltic Sea, known for its well-preserved medieval city center with its monumental churches. In this cold weather, we were strolling across the cobbled streets to the impressive marketplace with its...