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Feeling Icelandic at Sky Lagoon Iceland

Want to experience Reykjavik the Icelandic way? Make sure to soak in the thermal waters with the 7-step ritual at Sky Lagoon!On my way to Sky Lagoon Iceland

I had always heard about the lagoon experiences in Iceland and it was on my bucket list to go try it out. I went to the Sky Lagoon which opened April 30, 2021. It is a thermal spa minutes from downtown Reykjavik.

Ready to Relax and Renew in Iceland? Meet me at Sky Lagoon Iceland

Sky Lagoon has the Ritual, which is a seven-step journey based on generations of Icelandic bathing culture.

7 STEPs:

Soak in the Lagoon and slow down –also visit the slightly hidden in-water bar!Cold plunge and cool down –I was worried it would be too cold for me, but I loved this part so much. I lasted counting to ten!Sauna with a Sky view –the largest piece of glass in Iceland allows a full scenic view. TIP: turn over an hour glass and try to stay the whole timeCold mist –This room allows you to recharge and refresh your senses. TIP: sit on the bench. Taking your feet off the floor makes it feel less chilly. Body scrub: The Sky Scrub was a perfect next step. TIP: not on your face!Steam: inhale the heat and let the scrub soak into your skinShower & return to LAGOON! Here you rinse clean and return to the lagoon pool. I felt revitalized and ready for sparkling water at the bar! There are alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

I loved the private changing facilities on the Sky Pass and the easy to use lockers. There are plenty of towels so you do not need a robe or slippers as the floor is warm. There are plastic bags available for your wet swimsuit and they have hairdryers and soap and shampoo in the showers.

COLD PLUNGE COLD MIST Sky Lagoon Iceland: waterfall in slow motionIt is time to HOOP:

YES! I have hooped on a train, in a jail with dancing prisoners, at Denali Alaska and now in a LAGOON! Also on several cruise ships! Where should I HOOP next?

Can you EAT at Sky Lagoon Iceland?

YES! We ate before and after our soak in the lagoon at SMAKK BAR! Have a coffee, fresh baked danish or Icelandic platter.

What to do in Reykjavik? FlyOver Iceland

This immersive film experience is a cross between 4D, IMAX and actually flying past giant glaciers and fast running fjords. This journey whisks you to the most remote and hard to see scenery. I also loved learning about the history of the country through the long house, the trolls and the storytelling!

FLYOVER TRAILER:

READY TO ROAM AROUND REYKJAVIK? Make sure to wander with City Walk IcelandALL OF MY ICELAND JUNE 2022 VIDEOS:

CHEERS!

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Roaming Around Reykjavik

I love to travel to new places and have always dreamed of traveling to Iceland! Enjoy my videos from roaming around Reykjavik to see the sights at summer solstice: Lisa is in Iceland country #102! June 2022

I flew on United from Los Angeles LAX to Newark EWR and then on a second flight to Iceland.

Flying to Iceland : Part 1

NYC to Iceland

Harpa on Monday night in sunshineWalking in Reykjavik Iceland–my self guided tour from Grandi by Center Hotels to Harpa and the harbor Harpa on Sunday afternoon in the rain

City Walk Reykjavik Iceland! Best tour

I love to learn about the places I visited and the tour with CITY WALK Iceland was incredible. Our guide, Eirikurviljar, is a historian and as we walked in the rain he taught us about Reykjavik and its beginnings. We walked through a neighborhood with buildings from the 1800s. Many earlier buildings were built with timber and were destroyed by a fire in 1915. After the fire wooden buildings in downtown were not allowed, new construction was only concrete or stone. Buildings build before 1800s didn’t make it through the years because they were poorly build, mainly made out of mud, grass and stone (called turf houses–and you can see what they looked like when you visit Sky Lagoon Iceland). The city began as a fishing village and was first populated by Norwegian farmers looking for a better life (and Norwegians fleeing conflict back home in Norway). Iceland was one of the last places settled in Europe. Erik also explained that Iceland was a retirement location for Viking pirates!

The country uses geothermal energy to heat the buildings in the city and some of the heat is used to keep the water by the shore warm for bathing and for ducks in the city center at Lake Tjornin!

Iceland is the largest island after Britain and has only 380,000 people and 2/3 of them live in Reykjavik. While there are over one million sheep in Iceland, less than one million humans have been born in Iceland.

We went into City Hall to learn at the topographical map and saw the location of Surtsey, the newest island and a UNESCO site which was formed from volcanic eruptions from 1963-1967. Iceland also has the largest glacier in Europe and is home to the volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, whose eruption grounded flights all over Europe. Over 100,000 flights were cancelled during the volcanic ash crisis in April 2010, with over 10 million people affected. At the time, many people could not locate Iceland on a map but afterwards, it became one of the most desired bucket list destinations!

Iceland sits on very active tectonic plates and is growing in land mass every year at a rate of 2cm which is also how fast your nails grow! You can travel all the way around Iceland on the ring road and see small villages of 300-700 people, tall mountains and search for Arctic fox, seals, whales, puffins and reindeer.

We walked from the City Center to Parliament which has a dragon, eagle, giant and bull painted on its side as protection and up Skólavörðustígur street in downtown Reykjavík–also known as rainbow road to Hallgrímskirkja church. I highly recommend this tour with City Walk and Eirikurviljar!

Where to EAT? Grazie Iceland in Reykjavik— new Italian restaurant. We loved our waiter, ALEX!https://youtu.be/3sESUYWiCN4Sunshine in Reykjavik, Iceland I loved seeing the blue sky today!

Where to EAT? ROK Restaurant Reykjavik, Iceland . I loved the small shared plates and the view of Hallgrimskirkja cathedral.

THANK YOU to Pursuit Collection for this amazing adventure. See my next article at Sky Lagoon Iceland!

ALL of my ICELAND videos:

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Dreams Come TRUE: Niver’s News: June 2022

June News 2022 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:

This month I was a finalist at the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards for book critic! It was my TWENTIETH (20th!) nomination and I have won FIVE times so far! I am now represented by Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary, Inc. 

I went on a dream trip to Denali, Alaska and went to my 102nd country–ICELAND! Two places on my bucket list that I have always wanted to explore! Explore with me by clicking on the links below to my photos and video!

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Thank you to Pursuit Alaska for my bucket list trip to Denali!

Read about my adventures from Anchorage to Talkeetna here and next month I will share another article about our adventures in Denali.

See all of the videos here:

Earlier this year I went to FOUR NEW STATES!! For the first time, I visited Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin–state #43! I went to Elkhart Lake which is an hour from Milwaukee. I loved our adventures and –of course–the cheese! See two articles below about where to stay, eat and what to do:

Exploring Elkhart Lake: Where to STAY and EAT

What to DO in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

See all of the Elkhart Lake videos here:

I am honored to share this excerpt from Alan Henry’s new book, Seen, Heard and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized. Alan is my incredible editor at WIRED!

Thank you to this month’s THEY SAID writers:

Terry Lee Marzell about her trip to the Dead Sea, Drew Steinberg honoring her mother, Jeff Blumenfeld on how to stay safe while traveling and Rabbi Knobel on how to educate and inspire Jewish youth.

Thanks PENN GAZETTE for sharing my alumni news!

Lisa Niver C’89 writes, “I’ve been sharing ways to help Ukraine on my website, www.wesaidgotravel.com, such as ‘You Can Help Keep Ukraine’s Media Going’ and ‘You Can Help Rescue the Refugees at the Ukrainian Border.’ During the ongoing COVID Coaster, I have been working on my memoir about 50 crazy challenges I did before turning 50! I was a two-time finalist for the 2021 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards and recently was published in HuffPost: ‘My Octopus Teacher Was Mesmerizing but There’s 1 Thing that Deeply Troubled Me.’ My other COVID project was to join TikTok—find me @LisaNiver—and my YouTube channel is now over 1.5 million views (youtube.com/WeSaidGoTravel). Thanks to everyone who watches, comments, and shares! I hope my next update is about a book contract for my memoir!”

WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?

Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.6 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,606,000 views)

Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,560 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE

Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow  on TikTok: @LisaNiver, Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.

Fortune Cookie SAID:“Minutes are worth more than money. Spend them wisely.”

“As a chapter ends, you will find yourself on a road to a new discovery.”

Lisa Niver in Talkeetna, Alaska seeing ALL of Denali June 7, 2022. WOW!! Put this on your bucket list! I loved it!!

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We Said Go Travel editorial review process

We Said Go Travel editorial review process

Every article is taken seriously from concept to production. Each one is reviewed for accuracy and editorial content. Only photos and videos that are owned and allowed are used. Every article has a byline.

I strive to have content that is original and within the scope of my readers interest. I appreciate all of the readers who send me their comments and suggestions.

My articles are shared across my social media platforms. When I write about a new book, I also make sure to send the article to the author and the publisher. When I write about a destination, I share it with the local teams and places that I visited.

My team is carefully vetted and know to come to me immediately with any issues, mistakes or concerns. 

I am honored to have won so many awards for my digital, print and broadcast stories. I look forward to writing more and continuing this site. Please get in touch with any comments, suggestions or issues.

Contact me at Lisa[at]WeSaidGoTravel[dot]com so I can make the changes. Thank you for reading and engaging with me and my site. Lisa Niver, We Said Go Travel LLC

Editorial Mission

We Said Go Travel shares the best inspiration and information about travel to outward places and inward journeys.

My website was founded in 2010 and focuses on culture, history and destinations. I was named both a top 10 travel influencer and top 50 female influencer by Afluencer for 2021. My travel blog was named at #3 on the top 1000 travel blog list as well as the top female blogger. We Said Go Travel was read in 235 countries in 2020. I published 2500 writers and photographers through 15 writing and photo competitions. 

I am honored to be able to share my personal stories and those of others. My hope is that we can all learn to see how we are so much more alike than different and find ways to create community together.

Thank you!

Lisa Niver

We Said Go Travel LLC

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Ethics, Standards and Corrections

The goal of We Said Go Travel is to share travel stories, videos, photos, news and information of the highest quality. I have run my site since 2010 as transparently as possible and my integrity and credibility are my most precious assets which are arduously acquired and easily squandered. I have the ethics, standards and practices below from the Society of Professional Journalists which I use on this site.

I will make corrections quickly when advised or made aware of any issues with my site and stories. Contact me at Lisa[at]WeSaidGoTravel[dot]com so I can make the changes. Thank you for reading and engaging with me and my site. Lisa Niver, We Said Go Travel LLC

ETHICS and STANDARDS from the SPJ which I follow on We Said Go Travel:
Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts with integrity.

The Society declares these four principles as the foundation of ethical journalism and encourages their use in its practice by all people in all media.

Seek Truth and
Report It

Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.

Journalists should:

Take responsibility for the accuracy of their work. Verify information before releasing it. Use original sources whenever possible. 
Remember that neither speed nor format excuses inaccuracy. 
Provide context. Take special care not to misrepresent or oversimplify in promoting, previewing or summarizing a story. 
Gather, update and correct information throughout the life of a news story. 
Be cautious when making promises, but keep the promises they make. 
Identify sources clearly. The public is entitled to as much information as possible to judge the reliability and motivations of sources. 
Consider sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Explain why anonymity was granted. 
Diligently seek subjects of news coverage to allow them to respond to criticism or allegations of wrongdoing. 
Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information unless traditional, open methods will not yield information vital to the public. 
Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable. Give voice to the voiceless. 
Support the open and civil exchange of views, even views they find repugnant. 
Recognize a special obligation to serve as watchdogs over public affairs and government. Seek to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in the open, and that public records are open to all. 
Provide access to source material when it is relevant and appropriate. 
Boldly tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience. Seek sources whose voices we seldom hear. 
Avoid stereotyping. Journalists should examine the ways their values and experiences may shape their reporting. 
Label advocacy and commentary. 
Never deliberately distort facts or context, including visual information. Clearly label illustrations and re-enactments. 
Never plagiarize. Always attribute. 

Minimize Harm

Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.

Journalists should:

Balance the public’s need for information against potential harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance or undue intrusiveness. 
Show compassion for those who may be affected by news coverage. Use heightened sensitivity when dealing with juveniles, victims of sex crimes, and sources or subjects who are inexperienced or unable to give consent. Consider cultural differences in approach and treatment. 
Recognize that legal access to information differs from an ethical justification to publish or broadcast. 
Realize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than public figures and others who seek power, influence or attention. Weigh the consequences of publishing or broadcasting personal information. 
Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity, even if others do. 
Balance a suspect’s right to a fair trial with the public’s right to know. Consider the implications of identifying criminal suspects before they face legal charges. 
Consider the long-term implications of the extended reach and permanence of publication. Provide updated and more complete information as appropriate. 

Act Independently

The highest and primary obligation of ethical journalism is to serve the public.

Journalists should:

Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts. 
Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and avoid political and other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility. 
Be wary of sources offering information for favors or money; do not pay for access to news. Identify content provided by outside sources, whether paid or not. 
Deny favored treatment to advertisers, donors or any other special interests, and resist internal and external pressure to influence coverage. 
Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two. Prominently label sponsored content. 

Be Accountable and Transparent

Ethical journalism means taking responsibility for one’s work and explaining one’s decisions to the public.

Journalists should:

Explain ethical choices and processes to audiences. Encourage a civil dialogue with the public about journalistic practices, coverage and news content. 
Respond quickly to questions about accuracy, clarity and fairness. 
Acknowledge mistakes and correct them promptly and prominently. Explain corrections and clarifications carefully and clearly. 
Expose unethical conduct in journalism, including within their organizations. 
Abide by the same high standards they expect of others. 

Now available: Media Ethics: 5th Edition

Closely organized around SPJ’s Code of Ethics, this updated edition uses real-life case studies to demonstrate how students and professionals in journalism and other communication disciplines identify and reason through ethical dilemmas.

The SPJ Code of Ethics is a statement of abiding principles supported by explanations and position papers that address changing journalistic practices. It is not a set of rules, rather a guide that encourages all who engage in journalism to take responsibility for the information they provide, regardless of medium. The code should be read as a whole; individual principles should not be taken out of context. It is not, nor can it be under the First Amendment, legally enforceable.
For an expanded explanation, please follow this link.

The SPJ Code of Ethics is a statement of abiding principles supported by additional explanations and position papers that address changing journalistic practices. It is not a set of rules, rather a guide that encourages all who engage in journalism to take responsibility for the information they provide, regardless of medium. The code should be read as a whole; individual principles should not be taken out of context. It is not, nor can it be under the First Amendment, legally enforceable.

Sigma Delta Chi’s first Code of Ethics was borrowed from the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1926. In 1973, Sigma Delta Chi wrote its own code, which was revised in 1984, 1987, 1996 and 2014.

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