Vagabionda Hops

Volunteering in Iceland

Every once in a while I feel a country inside my heart calling me and telling me that is time to leave everything and prepare the luggages! The exact same thing happened with Iceland but… there was a huge “but”. What about the money? How can I afford to live and visiting it without much money? The answer just arrived while I was looking for...

Reaching the hot river in the Reykjadalur Valley

Chilling, natural and free. The hot river is all about this! One of the most popular “secret” places in Iceland, it still remains far from the mass tourism. In the last three years the hot river has increased its tourism attention but thanks to the one hour hike to reach it, it is still not so overcrowded as the Blue Lagoon or any other Icelandic...

Hiking on Hólmatindur mountain

If you are looking for an amazing mountain to hike in Iceland, then you cannot miss Hólmatindur, in the east region of the country. It was one of the best hikes of my life and even one of the hardest. Why? For two reasons: First, there are no hiking trails! You can maybe find some but they won’t bring you up to the top...

Our food choices can make us more environmentally friendly

Vegetarian? Not exactly! I don’t really like to categorize myself but when I say that I don’t eat meat I’m always asked:”Are you vegetarian?! “. So, in those situations, I’m forced to take a position and express myself. But no, I’m not vegetarian. I still eat fish and sometimes it can happen that I eat meat, especially when I’m traveling and people offer me...