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The Phillips Family Travels

Welcome to our blog, following our family trips and holidays around the world. We live in Gloucestershire, UK but have also spent a year living in New Jersey, USA. We love using the school holidays to travel to new places and explore. Spending time with our two children, climbing mountains, splashing around in the sea on the coast or road tripping across Europe and the US. We hope you will enjoy our blogs designed to help us remember the great times we have had and hopefully provide you with helpful tips if you are following in our footsteps.

Category: Iceland

Iceland – Kerid Crater, the Secret Lagoon and the Tomato Restaurant.

On 2nd Feb 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Our final day in Iceland. We began by exploring the Kerid Crater and then made reservations for the Secret Lagoon and Friðheimar Restaurant.

Vik, Iceland – Glacier and Katla Ice-cave tour.

On 1st Feb 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Day 5 in Iceland. We returned to Vik (stopping off at Skogafoss again on route) for a glacier and ice cave tour.

Reykjavik, Iceland – Valentines Day morning at the Sky Lagoon

On 31st Jan 202630th Jan 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Day 4 in Iceland. We drove to Reykjavik to visit the Sky Lagoon and then headed into the city for lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Golden Circle, Iceland – Gullfoss, Geyser and Thingvellir on a snowy February day

On 30th Jan 202629th Jan 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Day 3 in Iceland and we drove the Golden circle visiting Gullfoss, Strokkur and Thingvellir. When we returned home to Hella we were lucky to witness the Northern Lights

Southcoast, Iceland – A day of waterfalls and beaches!

On 29th Jan 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Our second day in Iceland where we visited Skogafoss, Seljalandsfoss and the beaches near Vik. The morning began very grey and cloudy but the sun made an appearance for the afternoon.

Keflavik, Iceland – Visiting Garður Lighthouse & travelling to Hella.

On 28th Jan 202627th Jan 2026 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Day 1 of our week in Iceland. We arrived in the morning so after picking up our hire car we visited Garður Old Lighthouse before driving to our cabin in Hella for the next six days.

Iceland Ring-Road Trip (Snæfellsnes Peninsular)

On 19th Mar 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

The final part of our Iceland Roadtrip - spending a couple of days on the Snaefellsnes Peninsular and then returning to Keflavik for an evening at the Blue Lagoon

Iceland Ring-Road Trip (North Iceland)

On 18th Mar 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

Exploring Northern Iceland and visiting waterfalls and geothermal areas. We did a Whale Watching trip out of Husavik and saw the Northern Lights again.

Iceland Ring-Road Trip (Vik, Jokulsarlon and the Svinafellsjokull Glacier)

On 18th Mar 202518th Mar 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, Iceland1 Comment

Travelling from Selfoss to the East Fjords spending 2 nights near the Jokulsarlon Lagoon. We also did a hike on Svinafellsjokull Glacier and visited Diamond Beach and Hofn.

Iceland Ring-Road Trip (Westman Isles and Landmannalaugar)

On 17th Mar 202518th Mar 2025 By Stuart and Rachel PhillipsIn Countries, IcelandLeave a comment

During our stay on the South coast of Iceland we did a boat trip to Heimaey in the Westman Isles. We also drove into the highlands to visit the hot springs at Landmannalaugar

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