A Motorcycle Journey Around Iceland - Land of Ice and Fire - Music by Sigur Ros

[jellybonesjess]

Amazing!! I also did a trip around Iceland like this one except I went the other way around. It is such a special place.

[nairbydennek]

@jellybonesjess

Well I plan to return to Iceland again someday. Maybe I will try it going the other way round

[505197]

I have a bike you can borrow if you make it to Indiana, if you don't mind riding a BMW. We are infested with trees and winding roads down south where I live. We have what we call Knobs down here, our version of "mountains" . I'm on the Ohio River, so like I said if you ever make it here you have a bike to use. Thanks for posting this, Iceland has stunning vistas, almost moon scape in some instances. Reminds me of a frozen desert, it's starkly beautiful.

[jmbean68]

Nice!!! Hope to make it there someday.

[jimhikeat]

I was stationed at Keflavic in the 70`s...nice trip.

[Camrononar6]

I was glad to find this video, because this is my exact vacation plan. Would you please send me your email, I have some questions i am dying to ask.

[paintballmoreyo]

Rad journey.

[motosporttouring]

Beautiful!! I was in Iceland for the 06 Airwaves and I'm dying to go back! The Icelandic people are so nice and friendly and the scenery is truly spectacular! I wish I could do this ride but the road is closed from Los Angeles ;) Thanks for posting!

[lbocvarov89]

I loved your video! And the music really fits it - what is the name of the first song?

[nairbydennek]

@lbocvarov89

The first song is called Hljomalind by Sigur Ros

The melodic and ethereal sound of Sigur Ros matches the raw and surreal landscapes of Iceland

[nairbydennek]

Most everyone over in Iceland speaks English although Icelandic is their first language.

Wearing a motorcycle helmet over in Iceland is mandatory, so if you are planning on a trip to Iceland, you better bring over your helmet.

On my trip, I averaged about 250 km a day. Eight days is enough to get you around the Ring Road. If I were to do again, I would have planned for 10 days and done a little bit more exploring of the interior of the island.

[skiextreme2]

What language do you speak? Is English spoken in most parts, or would it be easy to communicate.

What are the laws regarding wearing helmets? How many kilometers did you do on the route around the island?

[ndotgw]

WoW, this is wonderful! Though all the photos are absolutely great, I especially like the Looking for Vikings segment... Great help for the tour I am planning!

[danniingi]

hehe funny, i was almost at the samt place at 1:23 on my way to akureyri 2 days ago :)

[aukanmeister]

Congetulations on making me want to go to Iceland even more:) Did you ship the bike in, take the ferry, or rented a bike?

[nairbydennek]

I rented a motorcycle from an outfit called ridingiceland

Check their website ridingiceland

For more info on my bike trip to Iceland see my ride report at Adventure Rider Website

search Rider reports for Journey to Iceland

[aukanmeister]

This summer, we'll be riding Icland on bikes from the same company! This video ispires me:) seen it a thousand times:)

[gimme5lds]

Great slide show, and nice bike!

I just came back from an amazing 5 days trip to iceland. What a beautiful land. Had amazing weather, totally unusual for november month. I'm already planning a summer trip to Iceland with my family. Looking forward to see other sites. And yeah, there's no better soundtrack for Iceland than Sigur Ros. Will never forget my trip to Thingvellir listening to their last album. Magical experience! Congratulations man!

[isomorphictoyoursoul]

land of beauty!

what is that @ 2:16?

[nairbydennek]

That strange looking monolithic structure

at 2:16 of my video, is a memorial celibrating the achievements of some long dead Icelandic figure. The stone carving is found along the side of Hwy #1 - Ring Road, west of Hofn. There was a plague nearby the rock sculpture, I do not recall if it expalined the meaning of the strange glyph symbol on the front of the rock. Looks like something out of Lord of the Rings