Hey, it's Shae,
and Marissa,
and we're gonna show you a few things to do
and places to eat in Iceland.
We flew into Keflavík and got a package deal that
took us from the airport to the Blue Lagoon
and then to our hostel and Reykjavik
through Reykjavik Excursions.
We stayed at Galaxy Pods Hostel, about a
10 to 15 minute walk from everything
downtown Reykjavik.
Through our hostel we rented electric bikes
that we rode around the town on.
You can rent these at some local places downtown, too.
Not only are they convenient to get around,
but they are really fun!
So we rode them to the Grotta Lighthouse
and found a hot spring.
We rented a car through Reykjavik Excursions as well for a day,
and did the Golden Circle tour.
The car came with a pre-programmed GPS to
guide us to some of the sites to see
It's nice because it's like the bus tour
but you can do it at your own pace and
go off the beaten path
if you're out and about you might just
run into some cool local activities like
this random slip and slide we came across.
We spontaneously decided to get
soaked and slide through the middle of
Reykjavik, and it was actually warm water
that was heated by the underground
geothermal water.
If you want to get involved with some activism
during your stay check out Seeds, which is an
organization with an anti-whaling campaign in Reykjavik.
We made a whole video on this,
which we will link in the down bar.
If you're like me and like to
stay active while you're traveling,
there's a walking and bike path along the water.
I went for a jog there in the
mornings and it's very safe, beautiful,
and nearby to most places you might be
staying in Reykjavik.
Right across from our hostel was the grocery store Kronan.
It was surprisingly filled with tons of
vegan goodies like vegan cheese,
chicken nuggets, pizza, and tons more.
We stocked up on some essentials for the
hostel and our road trip snacks.
The first place we ate out at was called Nat
in downtown Reykjavik,
a healthy food and smoothie bar.
You can build your own bowl from the food bar
with five choices. All but two of the
options were fully vegan and they even
have pre-made vegan and gluten-free
wraps and sandwiches to grab on the go.
Next we checked out Glo, that was recommended by many.
They have five dishes prepared each day to choose between,
and salad options which you get to pick three of
to go with your main dish.
Four out of the five dishes that day were vegan,
and even one of them was raw.
And below Glo there was a health store
with specialty vegan treats and a juice bar.
Next we tried Vinyl which is a
one hundred percent vegan cafe.
The atmosphere of Vinyl was different and
very cool, with someone live DJing
Icelandic vinyl records.
We tried the Samoa cupcake and Swiss cocoa hot chocolate.
Vinyl is a good enough reason
to make a visit to Iceland.
Joylato caught our eyes from the first
day exploring because of the "Vegan Options"
sign on the door.
We were so glad we went in because the staff was so kind
and even the manager came and talked to
us about how it started and how they
only use the best organic ingredients.
They make all their own ice creams
on the spot using liquid nitrogen.
We had the salted caramel flavor with coconut milk,
and it was so good.
It made us so happy that we stopped by and,
in the words of their manager, "Joy is the best medicine."
On our final morning we went to Elder & Is,
I think that's how you say it,
where we got a vegan crepe with strawberry jam.
You can choose from a variety of vegan
fillings with your vegan base.
A great place for an on-the-go breakfast.
Let us know if you make a stop at any of
these places if you make your way over to Iceland,
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See you in the next destination!
Bye!