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.
There are a lot of great places to travel on your own. Here are some of my favorite solo travel destinations.
“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 …
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.
Walking behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland on a rainy day. The last waterfall I saw on my journey through Iceland.
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.
My first view of Reykjavik, Iceland, was from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja Lutheran church on a beautiful winter day.
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.
A southern tour of Iceland includes the black beach and the town of Vik. Even in winter, this is a beautiful destination.
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 in this Scandinavian country. I’ve seen some interesting graffiti in numerous cities (I was shocked to see some in Shenzhen), but …
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.
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.
Sampling Icelandic geothermal baked rye bread with smoked trout at Fontana Spa in Laugarvatn during a tour of the Golden Circle.
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.
A sampling of the great restaurants Iceland has to offer, filled with plenty of fish and even smoked puffin breast.