Things We Learnt In:

Originally a medieval city balanced precariously on a rock and overlooked by an inactive volcano, Edinburgh is now the incredibly diverse capital of Scotland. Grey, imposing and thoroughly beautiful, it has so much to offer even if your time in the city is limited. In order to make the most of your time, especially if you are time poor, then we've put together our favourite things from Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle At the very top of the Royal Mile is possibly one of the most iconic buildings on Edinburgh's skyline- Edinburgh Castle. Originally built in 1130 Edinburgh Castle is a World Heritage Site and encompasses over 800 years of Edinburgh's history, following the lives of numerous royal residents and the social and economic growth of Edinburgh itself. Within the Castle walls are different buildings to explore, memorials to those lost at war, museums of the multiple uses of the Castle and the Crown Jewels. Some might argue that the real jewel in the crown thou...

In 2014 I moved jobs. Part of that move meant that I had to leave one of my best friends behind at the office. We soon missed our constant contact and by Spring 2016 it had got too much. We decided on the only sensible course of action- a full throttle adventure trip to Iceland together, and to drag our partners into the mix with us. My friend started the planning process and came across some fantastic activites to fill 4 days in Iceland. So we decided to do them all. Day One Arriving: We arrived in Reykjavik at lunch time. The airport is roughly 50km from the city centre and you can prearrange a transfer through Flybus or Airport Express, which we did. There are also taxis available outside the terminal, but we wanted to save our hard earned spending money! Northern Lights Cruise Having settled comfortably into our rooms it was time to pile on the layers and head out into the night. At 9pm a coach arrived at the hotel and drove us to the harbour....

Things we learnt in Iceland 1. Our friend Charlie organises a wicked itinerary 2. It's not as cold as you think. Marginally problematic when you only packed thermals. Which brings us smoothly onto number 3... 3. There is nothing quite as sexy as chin to ankle thermal undies. 4. Bus drivers believe that speed bumps happen to other people. I'm waiting for my kidneys to descend from inside my brain and back into position. 5. "I rode a Viking horse" is a cool way to say "lool at this tiny pony I made stagger up a hill and really fell off" Beautiful Viska who let me kiss her on the nose 6. The Gullfoss waterfall path was closed due to ice and we got to watch some contestants for the Darwin Awards risk life and limb for a selfie Gullfoss- one of the worlds most beautiful health and safety nightmares 7. Snowmobiling= YES! Thanks for reading the first part of our Iceland Adventure- next time I'm going to explain the ma...