Best Solo Travel Destinations
There are a lot of great places to travel on your own. Here are some of my favorite solo travel destinations.
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Iceland
Recalling Winter
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America While friends and family have endured the winter storm that wasn’t in the New York/New Jersey area, I’m reminded that I haven’t experienced winter since the beginning of 2013
Spin for a Drink in Iceland
Bars in Reykjavik had games of chance in the form of a wheel. The bartender will spin the wheel. If you’re lucky, you’ll get your money back in drinks.
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Seljalandsfoss, Final Waterfall in Iceland
Walking behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland on a rainy day. The last waterfall I saw on my journey through Iceland.
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Quiet, Cold Iceland
A winter view of downtown Reykjavik, Iceland, from city pond.
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Iceland Has a Museum of What!?
A visit to Reykjavik’s Icelandic Phallological Museum. That’s right, a penis museum. And it’s the only one of its kind in the world.
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First View of Reykjavik
My first view of Reykjavik, Iceland, was from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Lutheran church on a beautiful winter day.
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Swimming in the Blue Lagoon Before Departing Iceland
A pre-flight visit to Iceland’s Blue Lagoon to relax in the geothermal spa with a poolside bar and saunas. A great way to recover from a long trip.
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Winter’s Day on Iceland’s Reynisfjara Beach
A southern tour of Iceland includes the black beach and the town of Vik. Even in winter, this is a beautiful destination.
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Painting Reykjavik’s Walls
One of the things I noticed while walking the cold streets of Reykjavik — besides the abundance of restaurants and bars for such a small city — was that there is some impressive graffiti and murals in this Scandinavian country. I’ve seen some interesting graffiti in numerous cities (I was shocked to see some in
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Beneath the Falls at Iceland’s Skogafoss
The first stop on my southern tour in Iceland was Skogafoss. It was needed break as we finally had daylight on the long bus ride.
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Fast Food in Iceland
A taste of the other culinary traditions of Iceland, including a hot dog from Bæjarins beztu pylsur and pizza that that impressed an east coaster.
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Geothermal Baking at Fontana Spa in Iceland
Sampling Icelandic geothermal baked rye bread with smoked trout at Fontana Spa in Laugarvatn during a tour of the Golden Circle.
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Sampling Beer in Reykjavik
Review of the variety of beer that the bars of Reykjavik, Iceland, has to offer, including visits to Icelandic craft beer bar Micro and Lebowski Bar.
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Thanks for All the Fish, Iceland
A sampling of the great restaurants Iceland has to offer, filled with plenty of fish and even smoked puffin breast.
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