03/09/2026
Picture this. You're standing in a hot spring as snow falls around you, and the sky turns green overhead.
That's not a once-in-a-lifetime fluke in Iceland. That's Tuesday.
I've just put together a 9 day, 8 night itinerary for a client that takes in the Golden Circle, a SuperJeep expedition through Þórsmörk, a glacier ice cave, and three nights at a remote highland lodge you can only reach by private helicopter.
Somewhere in there is a ch*****ne toast mid-air over the Troll Peninsula, and I'm not even going to pretend that's not one of my favourite bits.
It finishes at The Retreat at the Blue Lagoon, a private hotel with its own secluded lagoon and an underground spa carved into the lava rock, alongside full access to the Blue Lagoon itself. Rather perfect way to end a trip like this.
Iceland does big landscapes properly, but it's the small details that make a trip like this special, the right lodge, the right timing for the lights, an authentic geothermal experience, a private chef instead of a hotel dining room. That's the bit I love working out.
If Iceland has been on your list, let's have a coffee at Gleneagles Townhouse and talk through what your version could look like.
Life's too short for ordinary holidays.
