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11 Tips for Driving in Iceland

Posted In: Iceland

Iceland is truly a beautiful country and a great way to see it is to hire a car and take a road trip. There are no trains and unless you are on a guided bus tour, there are limited buses. So, we spent 18 days exploring Iceland by car. From that experience, here are our 11 tips for driving in Iceland. Iceland is a relatively easy country to explore by car as it is quite small at 103,000 square kms (approximately 40,000 square miles). Iceland compared to the UK (Source: https://thetruesize.com) Also, by[...]

15 Songs for Your Next Road Trip

Posted In: Plan Your Travel

Who else sometimes feels the need to take a road trip? That feeling of driving down the open road, exploring the unknown. It has been a tradition for so many of us from growing up to now. To me a big difference between taking a road trip as a kid and now is that we get to control the music. I love taking a road trip and I love having great music playing in the car on those road trips. It’s great to be travelling along new roads with music blaring. So I thought I would share 15 of the songs I always have in my playli[...]

5 Must Visit Locations on Tasmania’s East Coast

Posted In: Australia

Tasmania has so many stunning natural wonders. Hiring a car and doing a road trip is a great way to see the island state. However, with limited time it is impossible to see everything. So here is my list of five must visit natural locations on the East Coast of Tasmania. 1 - Bay of Fires In 2009, the Bay of Fires was named by Lonely Planet as the hottest travel destination in the world. The Lonely Planet guide described it as “white beaches of hourglass-fine sand, Bombay Saphhire sea, an azure sky – and n[...]