My Trip to Iceland Took an Unexpected Turn
Something a bit different today, wanted to share a vlog from my recent trip to Iceland!
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Something a bit different today, wanted to share a vlog from my recent trip to Iceland! Thanks for watching :)
@johnnyfountainS
9 ай бұрын
Nice Blue bikini, Rachelf.
@audiophileman7047
9 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this video on your trip to Iceland. Sorry to hear about your illness during the trip. Thank you for posting the video for us. 👍👍👍
@peterjuff
9 ай бұрын
So cool to see. I've wanted to go there for awhile
@blackwaterpark011
9 ай бұрын
Cool trip ! You never showed your traveling companion !!!! lol
@seanbaines
9 ай бұрын
Gorgeous place to visit. I'm both a geography geek and a volcano geek, so I'd probably feel on top of the world the whole time. Thanks for taking me vicariously to so many places I'd like to visit. The walk up to the volcano you went down into felt like something right out of Lord of the Rings. Very Mordor-like. I kept expecting Gollum to pop up out of nowhere!
Travels to island, first thing she is impressed by is rocks. Never change Rachel, keep rocking!
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
The rocks continued to impress throughout the whole trip 😄
@rakzparkingu2353
7 ай бұрын
@@RachelfGuitarIceland sure has some impressive rocks. Being a country that is a giant rock on its own
As a person who drives nearly every day, I couldn’t fathom not driving for 8 years! Absolutely stunning and definitely plan to visit one day.
Thanks for sharing this side of your life. What an adventure! So sorry that you both fell ill but these things do happen. Glad you are well and made it back safe and sound. You will always have these amazing memories. Cheers!
I had flashbacks of my trip and it filled me with so much joy. I’m glad you shared this this. The path above the waterfall you couldn’t go on was a life changing experience for me, I’m really bummed you couldn’t go. For everyone else that reads this: GO THERE!! GO TO ICELAND. Rent a car, and just go explore. So much beauty and you can’t help but be in reverence every moment you are there.
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
I wish I could have done the hike, but really didn't want to push it while recovering! Definitely need to go back someday :)
@PhotoDaveJax
9 ай бұрын
Be very careful when driving in the boonies, esp when bad weather threatens. Some tourists get into dangerous situations unexpectedly.
The Gullfoss waterfall (at about 1.35 in your video) is where (Liverpool band) Echo and the Bunnymen shot their video for "The Cutter" way back in 1982 The Bunnymen are not your sort of metal band, but were an iconic 1980s British guitar band Have a look.
@iDominic42
9 ай бұрын
... and totally majestic landscapes in other parts of your video (it's just that I instantly recognized the site of the Bunnymen video / Porcupine album cover from 1982 - and that was a guitar thing)
Rachelf: Incredible Journey! Incredible cinematography (both you and your partner)! I felt like I was there! Wow! Thanks so much for posting this. Cheers from one of your earliest fans!
What a beautiful country! Thanks, Rachael. ❤
So awesome! Thank you so much for posting this it really brings a smile to my day.
What a beautiful country! Thanks, Rachael.
How awesome, thank you for sharing this beautiful journey!
Loving the vlog style videos!!! Keep up the amazing content and hope all is well with you!!
My girl Rachelf is back. Very cool video. Glad you are feeling better.
Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for bringing us along.
Wow what an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing some of the stunning views with us. I really hope I'll get to visit this beautiful country one day.
Wow what an amazing trip to an amazing place, it’s pretty obvious you had a blast! Thanks for sharing
It really looked like you had just a fantastically good time (mostly!) there! God! That was beautiful to watch! What a beautiful vision of such a breathtaking country!
thanks so much for the video , beautiful place
That was awesome, thank you so much for sharing. Sorry you got sick though!
Wow what a beautiful trip! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome you went! Good thing you are out of there though! volcanic activity!
Living your best life; wonderfull to see. Delighted for you 😊
So sorry you got sick but your sacrifice was appreciated, this was a Kickass video!
What an awesome vlog! Iceland is such a beautiful place, and it was really cool to see your experience. I love the energy and excitement throughout the video. So glad you had a great time
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
cool! I went with my whole family in summer of 2017. This brought back some memories for me! thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing! That was a pretty cool experience inside the volcano 😮 Iceland looks so beautiful 😊
Wow! I was looking forward to this vlog and Iceland looks so peaceful and beautiful..I agree that some parts look like you're on another planet. My favorites were the volcano and the lagoon. Also cool u got to see the Northern Lights. Sucks u got sick but the silver lining was that it gave u the confidence and occasion to drive again. Thanks for sharing your Icelandic adventures and really appreciate the subtitles.
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
The volcano was so cool, it was really hard to capture the feeling through the video! Hopefully the subtitles helped, the audio was a bit rough with all of the wind!
That’s a trip I wish I could have gone with. Always wanted to visit Ice land… awesome footage
Brilliant go at vlogging, great to see you outside!
I would not forget butter for that geothermally baked bread. Yummy. Tanks Rachel , fun vlog.
It looks amazing 🥹
Glad you weren’t there for the earthquakes 😳 Stay safe
spent an xmas in iceland a few years back visiting an art college friend. spent a little time in Reykjavick before travelling to the east coast to hunker down in Seyðisfjörður. The landscape is stunning and the people were so nice. The days were topsy turvy at that time of year and you realise that if you don't take care to adjust to the surroundings properly this stunning place will kill you. I think this awareness of nature is something very noticeable in the people and culture. great to see you venturing out
Thanks for sharing your trip.
so cool, what a beautiful place! Thanks for bringing us along, sorry you got sic. :)
Thanks for sharing. That was cool.
Wow, thanks for sharing Rachel. What an intrepid explorer. Sorry you got sick, but looks like you still had a great time. Beautiful country ❤️🎸
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, definitely still glad I went!
This was fun and unexpected from you. Last week I went down a rabbit hole of YT videos of Iceland as it's one of the few places in the world I'd like to visit - I'm in Australia, so it's about as far away from home as I can get. You really needed some shots of you shredding in front of the waterfalls and maybe the Auroras!
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Would love to visit Australia someday as well! Thanks :)
Beautiful place thank you so much for sharing
Awesome Rachel - something you'll never forget - Thank you for sharing... ~Rock on.. p.s., More travel vlogs in the future 🤘
Its in my bucket listed too. Awesome videos as always.
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
I'm glad you had fun! Iceland, Finland, South Korea and Japan are the countries I would like to visit one day. I loved the vlog!!
looks like it was an anazing trip and a beautiful place to get to see.
Reminds me of my trip. Beautiful piece of nature.
You're going worldwide!!!
Woah I never knew that Iceland had so many beautiful places to visit! :o It sounds dumb I know, but now I really want to go there some day, too. ^^ This was a very nice Vlog and just so cool to see how happy you were about it :D
This looked rad and fun, Rachel Elf. Snufalufogus Peninsula looked really cool.
I am jealous of your Iceland Trip. That is some place I would like to take photos there.
I have family in Iceland, & I visited as a kid. It’s very beautiful geologically. And the people.
One word, beautiful!
Wish i was as excited as she seems to always be
Looks like you had a blast. Everyone should travel more.
It's so beautiful there! Looks pretty cold. The descend into the volcano was tickling my brain, haha, quite an experience!
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
It really is! The wind made it a lot colder as well, but with windbreaking clothes it usually wasn't too too bad :). The volcano was definitely one of my highlights, such a cool experience! Really hard to capture on camera though; the tour operator said people lose their phones quite often during the descent 😅
That was a cool video, makes me want to go Iceland 🙂👍
Thank you for sharing! There's so much beauty there.😍I'll be waiting for friends to be going back in the future, so I can tag along. This is something I think I can put my fear of flying away for.😅I'm so happy you got to go. 🤗I do hope you can return soon so you can see what you missed because of being ill. 🇮🇸
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much La La! :)
Love to go there someday. 👍 cool video.
Nice! This is different from your normal content, but delightfully so! It appears you enjoyed yourself...great! :-)
Sweet vlog! If you enjoyed driving through the crazy surreal scenery I'd highly recommend Scotland's 'North Coast 500' route too :)
that was awesome.do more travel videos
Look like a very fun adventure
There is a lot of great scenery in your video and I have to say, I have never been there so I enjoyed seeing this. I can't think of any other Guitar channel that has ever done anything like this. Once again, you are unique! Oh, and thanks to you, I just decided to go ahead and buy the Iceman I have wanted. Take care.
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Awesome, hope you have a great time with the new guitar!
@markcampbell7554
9 ай бұрын
@@RachelfGuitar Thanks! I probably will buy this one, I have about five other one's I would buy too if I could . LOL
Cool vid
Looks like you had a lot of fun 😀would love to go to Iceland one day, it’s on my bucket list, keep on rocking Rachel, much love from me in the Uk 🇬🇧
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Definitely worth going when you can, everything is so beautiful! Thank you 😁
@thespectre717
9 ай бұрын
@@RachelfGuitar you are very welcome 🙏
I still remember your Japan videos. I have done some crazy things in my life, but I never rode a window washers platform to the bottom of a volcano.
definitely different. But fun. Hope you feel better
Take me with you I wanna goooo! I mean, I can plan my own trip but you did all the work already may as well go for max efficiency!
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
😄, if you ever do go I can definitely give tips for planning!
This is a fun change from the guitar-oriented videos. Although traveling into a volcano is pretty metal.
3:19 so cool!
Gorgeous - always wanted to visit Iceland and you even managed to get away at the nik of time. Some unusual activity has been monitored lately - Grindavik has been evacuated.
Been Iceland twice now, amazing place
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
That's awesome! Did you go around the whole ring road? Would love to do that next time :)
This is cool! 🥶 😂 I’ve always been curious about Greenland. You should connect with KLOS Guitars next time you travel. They have an amazing carbon fiber travel guitar that is perfect for all climates - like the real deal bidirectional carbon fiber that won’t break or budge, not that plastic resin with ground up powdered CF that shatters and breaks easily (such as with the Lava, Rainsong, and other such “carbon fiber” import guitars. I bet KLOS would loan a guitar to you or sponsor you entirely. Would be cool to see you playing guitar in some unique places!
Looks like something out of The Lord of the Rings, but better, because it's real. 😻 When you were down in the volcano, I could swear I saw a Steve Vai Signature Ibanez guitar peeking from behind the rocks! 😁
Hello Rachel, Would you like to tell us about your lifestyle? And food habits? Also What is your opinion on religion?❤
Its a lovely country with a melancholic vibe, did you find any icelandic bands ? ...sigur rós one of my favourites and they have the perfect soundtrack for those landscapes
Rachellllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
😁
I realize I have already commented, but I wanted to say that I’m happy you got back when you did. Iceland has had over a thousand earthquakes since Oct 24, leading experts to believe that an eruption is imminent.
Looks lovely to visit but I don’t think I would be brave enough to go into the volcano!!
Seems like now is not the time to visit, until the volcano gods calm down. I think this whole are is evacuated? Could be wrong. Excellent video, btw. Much happy. Despite setbacks.
Go to the Mines of Moria!
You hit like 90% of the walter mitty landmarks. well done.
Holy crqp. I'm going to iceland next week for a ring road trip. Looks like you had fun. Bummer about getting sick
@jamesenter2095
9 ай бұрын
My wife is super excited about the northern lights. Awesome you got to see them
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
Oh that's awesome! Hope you have a great time and get to see the lights! Would love to go back and do the full ring road one day as well :)
man what a time... a lot happening there now.
So cool, I'd love to go boating there. Did you bring a guitar? I recently purchased a Taylor Baby Mahogany, just love it for travel.
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
I didn't bring one, but that does sound great for travel!
What season was your trip?
Who did you travel with?
Just watched a report on the hundreds of Earthquakes currently happening 😮
Great views but I will stick to warm-weather destinations.
Rachelf,How is it going?. pro trip~catch ya later~ 🤗
Why is the BGM not guitar music?
Water looked warm?
@RachelfGuitar
9 ай бұрын
The blue lagoon is very warm! Kind of like a giant hot tub :)
Cool trip! Can you pass for a local, or just too darn pretty?
i was blasting pearl jam and then kept punching Rachelf -
Iceland is green and greenland is ice they say... My entire life is a lie
What’s up with the accent?
rache pls listen to me aomeone is commenting on rando peoples that you have picked then and you give them a free guitar
Like #293
Who else thinks Rachelf should vlog more visits to exotic countries?
Your timing were apparently slightly bad for being an content creator, since the earth are rumbling now in Iceland.
Whenever someone mentions Iceland all I can think of is the movie Eurovision song contest
Looks cold 🥶 I hate the cold 🥶 😮