When Outdoor Adventures And Extreme Sports Meet Luxury Lifestyle
Certain things are difficult to explain in words. Â The sensation you get when you are diving through fresh powder, racing down a steep mountain is one of them.
Skiing/Snowboarding is a sport to many people.  To some, it is so much more.  There is something about being up there in the mountains.  You can take the ski lift up to the same peak every morning and you will still be in awe seeing what surrounds you.
What is the most out-of-this-world experience you have ever had?
āļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļĩāđāļāļīāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļļāļāđāļāļāļĩāļ§āļīāļāļāļāļāļāļļāļ āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ?
Were you expecting it to be so unforgettable?
How did you feel afterwards?
My last day in Iceland couldnât have been any better. Â If you are planning to visit Iceland, I strongly suggest you prioritise this over other excursions.
āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļĨāļĩāđāļĒāļāđāļāļĨāļāļāļ°āđāļĢāđāļāļāļąāļ§āļāļļāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāđāļāļĨāđāļē?
My good friend Cod Starusayang said to me me âDude, you HAVE to go diving in Silfra in Thingvellir National Park.  I did it and it was just out-of-this-worldânothing like I had experienced beforeâ.  To be honest, though knowing Cod is a very well-travelled individual, I still wasnât convinced when he told me so.  Not because I hadnât done scuba diving before and hence I would only be able to snorkel, but it was because I am from warm sunny Thailand and we have some of the Worldâs best diving spots visited by thousands and thousands of international travellers each year.  Why would I want to go diving or snorkelling in ICELAND in the winter?
āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļāļĩāļāļāļāļķāļāļāļāļāļāļĩāļ§āđāļē âāļāļĩ! āđāļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļģāļŦāļāđāļēāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ Snorkel āļāļĩāđ Silfra āļāļĩāđāđāļāļāđāđāļĨāļāļāđāđāļŦāđāđāļāđ!!! āļĄāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļĩāđāļŦāļĨāļļāļāđāļĨāļāļŠāļļāļ āđ āđāļāļāļāļĩāđāđāļĢāļēāđāļĄāđāđāļāļĒāđāļāđāļāļģāļĄāļēāļāđāļāļāđāļĨāļĒ!!! Â āļāļāļāđāļĢāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļēāļāļđāļ āļāļĩāļāđāļāļīāļāļ§āđāļē āđāļāđāļē! āđāļĢāļēāļĄāļēāļāļēāļāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāđāļāļĒ āļāļķāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļ°āđāļĨāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļāđāļģ āļāļģāđāļĄāđāļĢāļēāļāļķāļāļāļ°āļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļģāļāđāļģāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāđāđāļĨāļāļāđāļāđāļ§āļĒ? Â
WELCOME TO LAND OF ICE!
Glacier hiking is another activity one must do when visiting Iceland and I did mine on the âSÃģlheimajÃķkullâ glacier tongue, which is an outlet from Icelandâs 4th largest glacier, theâMÃ―rdalsjÃķkullâ (I later made the right guess that the Icelandic word for glacier is âjÃķkullâ).
The not-so-pleasant journey there alone, to the very south of Iceland, took almost 3 hours due to the weather condition and all we could see outside our coach window was the colour white.  However, the sky cleared up as we were approaching the hiking site.  As soon as we arrived, everyone suddenly perked up and dashed off the coach to see the change of view (which we could actually see) as well as to get some very fresh, clean air.
I was nearly blown away.  Literally.
The path which led to the âview pointâ on one of the rock edges was closed due to slippery ground and strong wind, but I noticed some people had ignored the sign and hopped over the little gate and so I followed them.
I had never stood at a place so mighty, intimidating, insanely cold and dangerously windy.  I was all wrapped up in layers of body warmers and an oversized water-proof ski jacket but the humidity and the force of the wind somehow managed to penetrate effortlessly through my clothes and sent chills to my every fibre.  The icy and slippery ground didnât help either.  I made sure that every single step I took was stable, because if I slipped and fell by any reason there was a possibility the strong wind could push me straight into the angry stream of Gullfoss.
It was the beginning of my short 4-day solo trip to where I had always dreamed to visit.
I had always wanted to see the Northern Lights or the âAurora Borealisâ and initially this was what drew me to Iceland.  A few days before my trip that I did more research on what was there to âexperienceâ in Iceland and I was so amazed to discover there there were so many incredible places to visit and activities to do.  As I only used ReykjavÃk as a base for this trip, this post will be somewhat minimal while my later Iceland adventure posts will be on my daily excursions on this freezing and strangely beautiful alien planet filled with never ending snow.