“While you can plan the ultimate road trip by driving the country’s intensely scenic 830-mile Ring Road all in one fell swoop, I recommend zooming in on one area at a time. Start with a week in the southwestern region and you will not only see more dramatically diverse landscapes than many people see in a lifetime (glaciers, mountains, desolate highlands, fertile river valleys, volcanoes and lava fields), but you will leave the country with a list of places you’ll want to come back for. You can easily travel independently by car wherever you want to go in Iceland, or join the many organized day-trip tours that are offered. With one company, Iceland Excursions, you can be taken on all sorts of adventures from simple sightseeing expeditions to fissure diving and snorkeling trips.”
Travel writer Susan Farewell, writing for Who’s Who in America, May 15, 2009 (http://www.whoswhoinamerica.com/travel-blog/farewell-travels-may.html)
“Iceland? The closest European land to North American shores is more like Halfpriceland these days. Its krona has plummeted against the dollar, bringing what was one of the most-expensive spots on Earth back down to affordable levels, and with travel deals ramping up for the summer season this is the best time in at least five years to take the short flight over to Reykjavik.
“Dynamic, emotional, and provocative, the landscape of Iceland begs for immersion, from the deep fjords in the northwest to the massive glaciers in the south. Exotic and seemingly a million miles away, it’s actually just six hours from the East Coast. The Kentucky-sized island is blessed with sea kayaking, trekking, hiking, mountain biking, ice climbing, and many other flavors of adrenaline, but the cool thing is that the Middle Earth topography and ethereal sub-arctic light make an adventure of just breathing the Icelandic air.”
Steve Casimiro, freelance journalist http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/05/adventure-next-door-iceland-has-never-been-so-cheap/
“Iceland is a country that every serious game fisher should visit at least once in their lifetime. Fishing amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the world in crystal clear rivers in pristine condition is something you will never forget and once you’ve been it becomes addictive. Huge runs of salmon and grilse, sea trout and arctic char make Iceland the one destination not to be missed.”
Fish & Fly Magazine, May 19, 2009
