The Northern Lights (also known as Aurora Borealis?) tour. It is about an hour-ish bus ride to, well I don't even know where that is, it's just a field right next to the sea where it is clear enough to see the lights. There are days where there will be no Northern Lights at all - so it depends on the weather and your luck. Guess we were lucky then! :)

 Do bring your tripod. It is quite essential otherwise you would end up like me, using whatever I have in my bag and all sorts of props that is available. Fail! At least I managed to get a few pretty shots too :) No words to describe the lights - it's just amazing.

 The Blue Lagoon. What is a Blue Lagoon? It is an outdoor spa. Check the prices here. We paid €35 per person and an extra €5 for the towel. Of course you can go for more luxurious packages which includes face mask, scrub, personal pool, drinks, etc.

 You can still enter if you don't want any spa packages. But then again, why not?!?!?! Go for it!

There are a range of skincare products by Blue Lagoon too - don't forget tax refund forms too. You can get the refund back in the airport just after the security.

 Golden Circle Afternoon - to Gullfoss waterfall. If you're lucky you would see the rainbow over Gullfoss. Unfortunately there was nothing when we were there.

 Then to the little geysir hotsprings where these little holes would erupt. 

 Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik. Beautiful building. Not really a must to see, but if you happen to pass by, why not? :)

 Skógafoss waterfall. 

 This is the main highlight of the entire trip to Iceland - Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon.

 Pick the tour that comes with the boat ride. You may get to see seals too! :)

 These chunks of glaciers come with different colours. The tour guide gave us small bits to try - but I did not try. 

 I don't even need any SLR to capture a picture really. 

 It looks good even with my iPhone camera's quality!! Not that iPhone is good, but the backdrop is. Look at the colours of the glaciers! Mesmerising!

Panoramic shot.

Another waterfall. I'm not sure if it's the same one we went earlier, it was too dark and I was not paying attention. Quality of the picture is rubbish too as I didn't bring a tripod with me and I had to rely of whatever props that I see :(

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1. The tour guide mentioned something bout swimming in Iceland. It apparently is a popular thing in Iceland to swim outdoor - in public pools. If you have enough time you should check it out!! So cool!
2. For food that I've had in Iceland check this link :) I have quite a number of pending drafts actually. I'm just going to keep it short on the 'must try list' in Iceland. Popular meat - fish, beef, lamb. Herring is quite popular but I didn't really like it. I went crazy over sushi because Salmon is so fresh! Icelandic lamb soup is the best thing ever to keep you warm! It's quite similar to Chinese ABC soup except it has extra herbs and the meat in the soup is obviously lamb.
3. For tour packages, check Grayline. Enjoy free WIFI on board too :).

P/S: There are many more photos to it, pictures along the way to the attractions. Too pretty you've got to see it yourself! Enjoy your trip if you're going soon! :)

 I've been super busy lately, and have decided to put all these blog posts on hold, but anyway updating ONE post won't take too long :P

 Among so many European countries I've been to, I have to admit that Italy is my favourite. In terms of culture, food and scenery. Perhaps it's their super laidback lifestyle that I like... It feels really relaxing to be in this place, especially during summer when everyone is out enjoying the sun.

 Piazzale Michelangelo is a must go in Florence to get the entire view of the city. The only reason I came here was because of the scene I saw in Triumph in the Skies HAhahahahaa... It's super ridiculous in Part 1 where they can be in Rome and then up to Michelangelo Square in 30 minutes and then down to Rome again in another 30 minutes. That confusion that they have created!


Where's the focus at? :P Picture could have been better if I've adjusted my sunnies correctly :(

 Ok... Because it's a nice view, it's quite a mandatory thing to snap pictures right? =D

 That scene in Triumph in the Skies 1. That cafe where Belle and Sam goes to all the time.

 But when I was there, I don't see that cafe anymore!! Perhaps refurbishment took that place down already. Too late!

Nevertheless, there's still one miserable cafe, just didn't look like the one in the series. They serve overpriced drinks and the waiting staffs are horribly rude. This is rather unusual because Italians are usually very friendly, perhaps they tend to care less in touristy areas. Kim and I figured that we should take a rest after walking a whole day so, here it is, drinks while viewing the sunset :)

This is why I love Italy so much! Buonasera! :)

I have wayyyy too many travel posts to update but too bad, I've got other priorities. Like a few upcoming trips which I've just done planning. By now I should have at least 10-20 still-trying-to-complete drafts. To think of it... I've got too much to do. Athens post will come in in a bit!

 Meanwhile, take a look at London from Heron Tower :) There's this amazing restaurant Duck & Waffle which serves really good food. Well this is the view of it.. I wouldn't say amazing much but yup, it still is as there are not many tall buildings in London.

It's summer time!! Well, summer isn't really summer hot. It's still chilly during the night, goes down to 12 degrees occasionally. What's this - summer gone wrong! It's time to go, we need that Summer after having 6 months of Winter! Well, weather is too extreme - let's hope for the best... or just JET OFF TO SANTORINI! :D

 So... It's "the day"!!! Jac's wedding!! We met two years ago in an island - now we're back in another island!!! The difference is - the island is way prettier plus Jac's getting married!!!

 It was funny how we ended up in Jac's place earlier than expected. We thought we were going to be late (you know... typical Malaysians, we arrived at about 6.10 which was supposingly 10 minutes late, but it turned out that the schedule says 6.30!) Well... It's OK, a mistake turned out to be good afterall because we can take more photos!!!

 Jac's place at Andronis is so pretty - the private suite with a jacuzzi overlooking Aegean sea! Amazing much! (That means we are taking 12391823032 more photos)

 The beautiful and stunning bride!

 And her macho husband behind!!

 We kept taking photos with Jac but we forgotten about Sebastian!! Anyway we ditched Jac for a bit and took photos with Sebastian instead!

 The gorgeous wedding altar!!

 The beautiful floral wreath is a traditional Greek symbol... I've always seen one in game, but I've never exactly seen the real thing! Anyway, notice the metal plate on the table with rose petals? Initially we all thought those were white pebbles, when they offered us I thought I have to take and throw in the sea or something HAHA. It turned out that those are just pebble chocolates. Oh boy.

 Some hanging hearts and the Aegean Sea. 

 That I-Do moment! 

 "Sebastian... you better sign.. or else..."

 Cheers!!

 We were supposed to let the both of them have some time alone - somehow or rather Jerine and I quietly took a few pictures from far... I'm still curious what was Sebastian doing that time... Superman!

 Awww - so sweet :)

 The girls who attended - Myself, Jerine, Cely! ^^

 It's just sooo funny - Hong Kiat was so enthusiastic to get it, and true indeed, he got it.

 Some random photos during sunset - Superman Sebastian giving Jac the 360 degrees spin!

 The sweet little personalized note from Jac! :) Aww... Thank you for inviting me in the first place! Hugs!

 And off we go to the wedding reception after everything! There were so much food - so much that I bet it's for 15 people! It's supposed to be finger food but...

 So anyway, this is one awesome pastry!!! It has many layers and as I took a bite out of it - everyone stared at me because that bite.. TOOK FOREVER. You can just imagine me biting pastry on a slow motion mode... with that "crakkkkkkkkkkk" sound that lasted for 20 seconds. What can I say... One awesome pastry.

 Some other finger food. I must say that the finger food are really so good! 

 So comes the dessert - some rice pudding and chocolate pudding.

 The view from the reception. Though I can barely see the sea, but who cares, the view is still good.

So we had a little session before we move back to whichever part of the world we should be in... Till then...

I'm so happy for the both of you - Jac & Sebastian! So happy to be able to witness your wonderful wedding - Congratulations on your new life together!!! I'm so sorry for not being able to meet up when you came to London after - will make it up to you the next time we meet, soon I hope! The next island for us - Hawaii OK! Jerine and I will save up for that! xxx

**P/S: Some pictures stolen from Jerine's blog :)