The Lost Girl's Guide to Finding the World
An adventure traveller's tales from around the world.
Iceland is a country with a lengthy and well documented history beginning as far back as the late 800’s (yes, without a 1 in front). Within that time, the residents have come up with a selection of very creative dishes Read More …
While in Iceland I put my Divemasters certificate to use and stroked another item off my bucket list diving the continental divide at Silfra. The two continents are ripping apart from each other at a rate of 2-18 centimeters a Read More …
Can you imagine giant icebergs suntanning on black sand beaches? I was incredibly delighted when I arrived to Jökulsárlón, Iceland’s glacier lagoon in the southwest part of the country and saw precisely that. Pieces of ice calve off the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier on the Read More …
One of Iceland’s national dishes, I tried Hákarl – rotten shark meat from the poisonous Greenland shark. The ammonia-smelling meat is cured and consumed after a 3-4 month long fermentation process to make it edible. The up-to-500 kg sharks used Read More …
Updated: May 2025 Let’s be real—Iceland is not cheap. Alongside places like the Maldives, the United States, and the UAE, it ranks as one of the most expensive destinations I’ve ever visited. And yet… I keep going back. I’ve travelled Read More …