Originally Posted by
highlanderfil
I read some of the other Iceland threads here and remember some of the key words like Blue Lagoon and Golden Circle. The trouble is, those threads were created for a summer itinerary whereas I will be traveling in fall/winter. I looked into a stop-over in Reykjavik on my way back from Amsterdam and it seems that the ticket isn't more expensive whether I do one day or two (or even three), so what are my best options to explore Iceland in the best way on a grad student budget for a couple of pretty cold days?
Well you can do the Blue Lagoon in winter - it is a geothermal spa after all. I was in it when it was snowing in February! The other usual excursions around the island were running at that time, but with the warning that things could be cancelled at the last minute or routes changed in case of really inclement weather/poor visibility - depending on the purpose of the trip. I mainly hung around and explored Reykjavik and went to the lagoon on a two night stopover.