Visiting Iceland Via Pinterest

When Pinterest hit the scene I was all over it. I mean who wasn’t right? I could can spend hours sucked into the beautiful pages of Pinterest, it is my blackhole for sure.

For all the time I spend on Pinterest it took me awhile before I put two and two together and realized that Pinterest was an awesome resource for trip planning. If you are not using Pinterest to help plan your travels you should!

So how do I use Pinterest for planning my travels?

Well, I don’t use it for logistical things (finding accommodation etc), but when it comes to planning the things I want to do on a trip Pinterest is my go to resource. As soon as I type in the name of the place I will be visiting my screen is filled with beautiful pictures and I start pinning away mentally planning how I can fit everything in on my trip. The best part is that many of the things I find on Pinterest are ones I had yet to read elsewhere and would have missed otherwise.

A few weeks ago I was using Pinterest to look up things to do for our upcoming trip to Amsterdam when I started wondering what the holy pages of Pinterest recommend one to do when in Iceland. Let’s just say my Icelandic bucket list tripled and I can’t believe how many more stunning places I have yet to hear of! Here are a few of the ones I am absolutely lusting after.

Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyonvia
Located in the south east of Iceland this beautiful canyon was created by progressive erosion from the flowing water from glaciers. What this really means is that this place was created by magic and we should all go visit it!

Hverfjall

Hverfjall via
A visit to a volcano is a must when traveling to the land of fire and ice don’t you think? I personally prefer a non-erupting volcano so a visit to Hverfjall in the north of Iceland sounds perfect to me. Just look at how beautiful the Hverfjall crater is!

Þrídrangar

Þrídrangar via
Your eyes are not deceiving you, that is indeed a lighthouse hanging out at the top of one massive rock in the ocean. I don’t even understand how this was built there (or why) but I would love to see it from afar, no way could I go all the way out there, it just looks terrifying!

Waterfall of Gods

Waterfall of Gods, Icelandvia
I don’t even care if this picture is totally Photoshopped, I must see these waterfalls! This place reminds me of a childhood movie favorite FernGully (anyone else know the movie I am talking about?) I owe it to my 6 year old self who dreamed of visiting FernGully to visit the Waterfall of Gods don’t you think?

Kirkjufell

Kirkjufellvia
I may not be able to pronounce the name of this unique mountain but with the flooding of pictures that appears in my Pinterest feed it is clearly a sign it is one I need to visit.

Valley of Tears

Valley of Tears, Iceland via
Valley of Tears of Joy is what this place should be called! How incredibly beautiful is this? Iceland, you just take stunning waterfalls to the next level don’t you!

Thanks to Pinterest I am pretty sure my list of places I want to see in Iceland is never going to stop growing. But if they are all as beautiful as the ones above that is fine by me!

Question of the Day?
Do you use Pinterest for travel planning?

March 26, 2015 by
Previous Post Next Post
  • http://www.thesunnysideofthis.com/ Isabel

    I see now why your bucket lists incremented. Those are some serious places for the wanderlusters (is that even a word?! it should be, lol!). No wonder Iceland is like the photographers paradise, it all looks like out of this world!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Yes! Iceland is totally a photographers paradise. I was never really into photography but since I have moved to Iceland it is quickly becoming one of my favorite hobbies!

  • http://lauraandpeterdownunder.blogspot.com/ Laura Christian

    My sister and I traveled around Europe a few years ago and found so many awesome places to visit on Pinterest that I don’t think we would have known about otherwise. The best find was Plitvice Lakes National Park- amazing!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Such a great resource to find things that you wouldn’t hear about otherwise!

  • http://southernexhilaration.com/ Caitlin @ SouthernExhilaration

    Kirkjufell looks incredibly beautiful! And I’m right there with you on using Pinterest to plan my must see list for trips! Pinterest only fuels my wanderlust and wish for endless amounts of money and vacation days even more!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Yes! If only we could have the time and funds for all those travels that Pinterest shares with us :)

  • http://www.gorjaeous.com/ Jae

    I have no words for these photos, Kiki! I found more reasons to put Iceland on my travel bucket list!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Yes! A trip to Iceland is a must :)

  • http://www.somethingsaturdays.com/the-blog.html Elizabeth @Something Saturdays

    I don’t use Pinterest much, but I find Trover does a similar thing! The only difference is that it’s solely geared towards travel and checking out “off the beaten track” places. Lots of insider tips!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I will have to check out Trover! Love getting tips for places off the beaten track and insider tips :)

  • http://www.rhymeandribbons.com/ Amanda @ Rhyme & Ribbons

    These places are all so crazy beautiful and unique that they look alien! x

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Aren’t they! I totally agree.

  • http://www.rosecoloredwater.com/ Liz Carroll

    I cannot believe you live in such a gorgeous place! I don’t want to say you’re lucky (because of the winters), BUT YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!! My fiance and I are going to make this our first “real” honeymoon vacation when we get the funds! Amazing!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      How exciting, where do you have your eyes set on for your vacation??

      • http://www.rosecoloredwater.com/ Liz Carroll

        Not yet. It is such a far time away. I will be doing some serious investigating of your Iceland posts closer to the time though! You are an AMAZING resource!

        • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

          Thanks so much! If you have any questions feel free to send them my way :)

  • http://prettythingandco.com/ Madaline

    Gorgeous. Sometimes though I wish people would stop photoshopping things to death - the actual places are just as gorgeous without all the phtoshopping (and special shutter speeds) and sometimes I get a wee bit sad when I see the actual place and compare it to the picture -which I know is a silly thing to do…

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I totally agree! I try and not look up to many pictures since I know they are all totally photoshopped and I don’t want to be comparing the real place to the pictures.

  • http://www.travelingbanana.com Hannah @ TravelingBanana.com

    Ahhhhhh so excited to see it all this summer!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Yay!

  • Steph Gregerson

    I’m thinking that our one week trip is not going to be enough for even 1/2 of the things we want to do.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I am thinking I am never going to have enough time for all the things I want to do!

  • http://inkandadventure.blogspot.tw/ Jamie | ink + adventure

    I have issues with Pinterest for travel planning sometimes because it can be so deceiving. I think you just have to take it with a grain of salt that the photos aren’t always accurate [or sometimes of the place they say they are!] but as long as you use it more for ideas and a starting point for more research, it can be helpful. :)

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I agree, I know the photos are always so photoshopped, I try and not look up too many pictures of the place before I go, more for just ideas :)

  • http://treasuretromp.com/ Nicole @ Treasure Tromp

    I love using pinterest for planning trips. I’m currently doing it for my next trip because I know NOTHING about the country!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      How exciting! Where is your next trip to?

  • http://www.chicadeedee.com/ Dannielle @ Chicadeedee

    I LOVE Ferngully. I still say “Only fools are positive” every time someone says I’m positive. I could spend hours in the travel section of pinterest.

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I am so glad that someone knows FernGully!

  • http://www.twofeet-oneworld.com/ Jessi @2feet1world

    Oh I loved FernGully too! Such a great childhood movie :) All these spots look incredible, can’t wait to see you visit some of them!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      I am so glad you know what I am talking about with FernGully! I told H we have to watch the movie so he will get it ha. Yay your trip is coming up so soon! I hope you have the best time!

      • http://www.twofeet-oneworld.com/ Jessi @2feet1world

        Definitely make him watch it - such a life-changer ;) Yay I know - can’t wait!! Thank you :)

  • http://confuzzledom.wordpress.com/ bevchen

    Haha, Ferngully… “Can’t you feel its pain?”. Loved that film :-D

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Haha yes, so glad others got my Ferngully reference, my sister and I watched that movie on repeat!

  • http://readtravelbecome.com Mere Salazar

    Oooh lovely pictures and places!!! So cool. I used to use Pinterest a ton when looking for places/parks/beaches wherever I was going, but not anymore. I just get too sucked in!

    • http://unlockingkiki.com/ Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki

      Yes! Pinterest totally sucks me in!