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Glad you like it JessicaTam - writing this TR is bringing all the awesome memories of the trip back!

On my way back, I was able to spot my next home for 12 days arriving back in Bergen – the mighty MS Polarlys. At this stage, it was raining again so headed back to the hotel to wait for an hour or so before boarding the bus over to the Hurtigruten Terminal. Coming Up Next: The Hurtigruten...

Making the most of my short time in Bergen, I headed back out to explore what I could and in typical style in Bergen – it was raining. Apparently, Bergen has on average 200+ days of rain a year. So I’m guessing if you have 2+ days without rain, you must be a local! I wandered down to the...

Upon arrival in Flåm, there was only 45mins between the Fjord cruise arriving and the Flåm Railway journey commencing. So with a quick wander around the town including the mandatory stop at the local bakery, I boarded another of the worlds scenic railway journey’s from Flåm to the nearby town of...

VOSS AND BERGEN After arriving in Voss at about 6pm, it was time to enjoy my included meal in Fleishers Hotel (the hotel included in the Norway in a Nutshell package). It was a busy night, with the amount of people in the dining room being able to count on one hand (winter is apparently fairly...

OSLO 21/11 FI318 KEF OSL 0750 - 1130 After an amazing time in Iceland, it was time to head to my next port of call: Norway! The itinerary for this leg of my European journey took me on the Norway in a Nutshell self guided tour from Oslo to Bergen via Voss on the train, which was then followed...

Serfty - have sent PM

I did look into that with the CC Insurance, but the excess was more than the fare so wasn't worth persuing. The bank redirected me over to the insurance company.

Yep, via the AB website.

The last day had unfortunately arrived, and so it was the long drive back to Reykjavik via the Blue Lagoon. First stop was back in the small town of Vik, where I noticed that they had a very unique (and costly) souvenir to take home. Fresh Icelandic Mountain Air! Approx $10 when converted...

Still much more to come! Glad you have enjoyed the pictures so far.

After the spectacle of the previous night, Day 3 took us all to Vatnajokull National Park, which is named after Europe’s largest glacier. Here we visited a glacial lagoon with icebergs with the scenery simply stunning. Later in the day we all visited a local glacier for a different perspective...

Later that night, the tour group was having dinner when word came through that there were lights outside. After quickly rushing to grab the camera and tripod, a group of us rushed down the road to the closest clearing which was dark to see what we could observe. The following pics were the best...

From here, the tour moved along to Reynisfjara Beach where we walked along the black sands. It was amazing to see the contrast between the snow and black sand and came up great in my pictures! Lastly, we stopped for supplies in the small town of Vik where I could get a few more pics.

Day 2 took us all from Fludir right along the southern coast of Iceland before finishing up at Kirkjubaejarklauster for the night. Along the way, we passed through some great farm regions of Iceland before making our first stop at the Lava Centre. Here we learned all about the local volcano’s...

Afterwards, it was onto Laugarvatn Fontana to taste some geothermal bread and then onto the geothermal fields of Geysir to see the bubbling hot springs and bubbling mud pools. Last stop of the day was at the massive Gullfoss Waterfall, which looked stunning in the early afternoon sunset (about...

ICELAND TOUR After a few days in Reykjavik, it was time for my tour! The tour I picked was a 4 day tour, which took me along the south coast right along to the eastern side of Iceland. The scenery was simply amazing, and will let the pictures do the talking! Day 1 resulted in departing...

The last day in Reykjavik had some pretty ordinary weather, but still made the most of it by having a good wander around the town, which included the Whale Museum. Following on from the first nights Northern Lights Spotting Tour which was unsuccessful, I was able to try it out again the...

I had a prebooked tour to go northern light spotting the first night, so after a 2hour sleep in the afternoon I was on a bus tour to go and see what I could find. Alas, it was cold and very windy with nothing to be seen :(. Oh well - a good sleep to adjust to the new time zone! Little did I...

REYKJAVIK After arriving, it was time to explore! Despite feeling jetlagged, I headed off into the city and found some lunch – desperate for something other than plane food! So what do I find – Chuck Norris Grill! Had a nice burger, fries and beer for approx $30 – my first understanding of just...