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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  • @RachelfGuitar
    @RachelfGuitar9 ай бұрын

    Something a bit different today, wanted to share a vlog from my recent trip to Iceland! Thanks for watching :)

  • @johnnyfountainS

    @johnnyfountainS

    9 ай бұрын

    Nice Blue bikini, Rachelf.

  • @audiophileman7047

    @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

    @peterjuff

    9 ай бұрын

    So cool to see. I've wanted to go there for awhile

  • @blackwaterpark011

    @blackwaterpark011

    9 ай бұрын

    Cool trip ! You never showed your traveling companion !!!! lol

  • @seanbaines

    @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!

  • @ozmobozo
    @ozmobozo9 ай бұрын

    Travels to island, first thing she is impressed by is rocks. Never change Rachel, keep rocking!

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    The rocks continued to impress throughout the whole trip 😄

  • @rakzparkingu2353

    @rakzparkingu2353

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@RachelfGuitarIceland sure has some impressive rocks. Being a country that is a giant rock on its own

  • @Dude13450
    @Dude134509 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @jcwm01
    @jcwm019 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @maximusDAbiker
    @maximusDAbiker9 ай бұрын

    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

    @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

    @PhotoDaveJax

    9 ай бұрын

    Be very careful when driving in the boonies, esp when bad weather threatens. Some tourists get into dangerous situations unexpectedly.

  • @iDominic42
    @iDominic429 ай бұрын

    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

    @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)

  • @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294
    @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins12949 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @curtvona4891
    @curtvona48919 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful country! Thanks, Rachael. ❤

  • @gilbertcrespin5631
    @gilbertcrespin56318 ай бұрын

    So awesome! Thank you so much for posting this it really brings a smile to my day.

  • @osamamohammad1467
    @osamamohammad14674 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful country! Thanks, Rachael.

  • @billofalltrades2633
    @billofalltrades26339 ай бұрын

    How awesome, thank you for sharing this beautiful journey!

  • @brooksreed23
    @brooksreed238 ай бұрын

    Loving the vlog style videos!!! Keep up the amazing content and hope all is well with you!!

  • @rvk8991
    @rvk89919 ай бұрын

    My girl Rachelf is back. Very cool video. Glad you are feeling better.

  • @scott22v
    @scott22v9 ай бұрын

    Definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for bringing us along.

  • @lilalaunebar4961
    @lilalaunebar49618 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @daveshepherd7582
    @daveshepherd75829 ай бұрын

    Wow what an amazing trip to an amazing place, it’s pretty obvious you had a blast! Thanks for sharing

  • @joshuafreedman7703
    @joshuafreedman77038 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @CoolnSerious
    @CoolnSerious9 ай бұрын

    thanks so much for the video , beautiful place

  • @guitarmore
    @guitarmore9 ай бұрын

    That was awesome, thank you so much for sharing. Sorry you got sick though!

  • @bradschwartz9084
    @bradschwartz90849 ай бұрын

    Wow what a beautiful trip! Thanks for sharing.

  • @hambonetunes1988
    @hambonetunes19889 ай бұрын

    Awesome you went! Good thing you are out of there though! volcanic activity!

  • @p_84
    @p_849 ай бұрын

    Living your best life; wonderfull to see. Delighted for you 😊

  • @elevenAD
    @elevenAD9 ай бұрын

    So sorry you got sick but your sacrifice was appreciated, this was a Kickass video!

  • @ezraanderson1190
    @ezraanderson11909 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @trwsandford
    @trwsandford9 ай бұрын

    cool! I went with my whole family in summer of 2017. This brought back some memories for me! thanks!

  • @NexxuSix
    @NexxuSix8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing! That was a pretty cool experience inside the volcano 😮 Iceland looks so beautiful 😊

  • @HTNT9
    @HTNT99 ай бұрын

    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

    @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!

  • @gsbguitarsgsb679
    @gsbguitarsgsb6792 ай бұрын

    That’s a trip I wish I could have gone with. Always wanted to visit Ice land… awesome footage

  • @jaydunc2k1
    @jaydunc2k19 ай бұрын

    Brilliant go at vlogging, great to see you outside!

  • @lbarj
    @lbarj9 ай бұрын

    I would not forget butter for that geothermally baked bread. Yummy. Tanks Rachel , fun vlog.

  • @freddykrueger7406
    @freddykrueger74065 ай бұрын

    It looks amazing 🥹

  • @jviolajr
    @jviolajr9 ай бұрын

    Glad you weren’t there for the earthquakes 😳 Stay safe

  • @rossknowles5608
    @rossknowles56086 ай бұрын

    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

  • @4spbiz
    @4spbiz9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your trip.

  • @peehandshihtzu
    @peehandshihtzu9 ай бұрын

    so cool, what a beautiful place! Thanks for bringing us along, sorry you got sic. :)

  • @frankfischer9904
    @frankfischer99049 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. That was cool.

  • @user-sd4gq6jr4m
    @user-sd4gq6jr4m9 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Yeah, definitely still glad I went!

  • @colb999
    @colb9999 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Would love to visit Australia someday as well! Thanks :)

  • @jukesasaurusrex
    @jukesasaurusrex9 ай бұрын

    Beautiful place thank you so much for sharing

  • @ottorouth
    @ottorouth9 ай бұрын

    Awesome Rachel - something you'll never forget - Thank you for sharing... ~Rock on.. p.s., More travel vlogs in the future 🤘

  • @ElectricGuitarStyles
    @ElectricGuitarStyles9 ай бұрын

    Its in my bucket listed too. Awesome videos as always.

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Natalia-jn8ul
    @Natalia-jn8ul9 ай бұрын

    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!!

  • @Rocktalk101
    @Rocktalk1019 ай бұрын

    looks like it was an anazing trip and a beautiful place to get to see.

  • @jiriprachar1145
    @jiriprachar11459 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of my trip. Beautiful piece of nature.

  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar9 ай бұрын

    You're going worldwide!!!

  • @quilak
    @quilak8 ай бұрын

    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

  • @_Yep_Yep_
    @_Yep_Yep_9 ай бұрын

    This looked rad and fun, Rachel Elf. Snufalufogus Peninsula looked really cool.

  • @donkevinbrown9906
    @donkevinbrown99068 ай бұрын

    I am jealous of your Iceland Trip. That is some place I would like to take photos there.

  • @PhotoDaveJax
    @PhotoDaveJax9 ай бұрын

    I have family in Iceland, & I visited as a kid. It’s very beautiful geologically. And the people.

  • @arcanelore168
    @arcanelore1689 ай бұрын

    One word, beautiful!

  • @chrisbaybay7326
    @chrisbaybay73267 ай бұрын

    Wish i was as excited as she seems to always be

  • @Briansgate
    @Briansgate9 ай бұрын

    Looks like you had a blast. Everyone should travel more.

  • @PineappleMusicGirl
    @PineappleMusicGirl9 ай бұрын

    It's so beautiful there! Looks pretty cold. The descend into the volcano was tickling my brain, haha, quite an experience!

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @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 😅

  • @sonnercampbell1702
    @sonnercampbell17029 ай бұрын

    That was a cool video, makes me want to go Iceland 🙂👍

  • @lala-everyonescrazyaunt
    @lala-everyonescrazyaunt9 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much La La! :)

  • @JasonHobbsGuitarist
    @JasonHobbsGuitarist9 ай бұрын

    Love to go there someday. 👍 cool video.

  • @johnforguites4800
    @johnforguites48009 ай бұрын

    Nice! This is different from your normal content, but delightfully so! It appears you enjoyed yourself...great! :-)

  • @Grobo-Bot
    @Grobo-Bot9 ай бұрын

    Sweet vlog! If you enjoyed driving through the crazy surreal scenery I'd highly recommend Scotland's 'North Coast 500' route too :)

  • @andyjames446
    @andyjames4469 ай бұрын

    that was awesome.do more travel videos

  • @ryancrownover1578
    @ryancrownover15789 ай бұрын

    Look like a very fun adventure

  • @markcampbell7554
    @markcampbell75549 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Awesome, hope you have a great time with the new guitar!

  • @markcampbell7554

    @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

  • @alucard7677
    @alucard76779 ай бұрын

    Cool vid

  • @thespectre717
    @thespectre7179 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    Definitely worth going when you can, everything is so beautiful! Thank you 😁

  • @thespectre717

    @thespectre717

    9 ай бұрын

    @@RachelfGuitar you are very welcome 🙏

  • @Buffrt66
    @Buffrt669 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @einar90808
    @einar908089 ай бұрын

    definitely different. But fun. Hope you feel better

  • @pronubcentral
    @pronubcentral9 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    😄, if you ever do go I can definitely give tips for planning!

  • @sunburstbasser
    @sunburstbasser9 ай бұрын

    This is a fun change from the guitar-oriented videos. Although traveling into a volcano is pretty metal.

  • @elevenAD
    @elevenAD9 ай бұрын

    3:19 so cool!

  • @flywheeldk
    @flywheeldk9 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @jimbaker2565
    @jimbaker25659 ай бұрын

    Been Iceland twice now, amazing place

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    That's awesome! Did you go around the whole ring road? Would love to do that next time :)

  • @MashaT22
    @MashaT229 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @audiophileman7047
    @audiophileman70479 ай бұрын

    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! 😁

  • @1minutecomicswalahollywood648
    @1minutecomicswalahollywood6489 ай бұрын

    Hello Rachel, Would you like to tell us about your lifestyle? And food habits? Also What is your opinion on religion?❤

  • @luisbispo5636
    @luisbispo56369 ай бұрын

    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

  • @torsteinraaby
    @torsteinraaby9 ай бұрын

    Rachellllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @Dude13450
    @Dude134508 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.

  • @beepboop9976
    @beepboop99768 ай бұрын

    Looks lovely to visit but I don’t think I would be brave enough to go into the volcano!!

  • @macsimum
    @macsimum8 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @kaikiske7436
    @kaikiske74369 ай бұрын

    Go to the Mines of Moria!

  • @ascottbriscoe
    @ascottbriscoe9 ай бұрын

    You hit like 90% of the walter mitty landmarks. well done.

  • @jamesenter2095
    @jamesenter20959 ай бұрын

    Holy crqp. I'm going to iceland next week for a ring road trip. Looks like you had fun. Bummer about getting sick

  • @jamesenter2095

    @jamesenter2095

    9 ай бұрын

    My wife is super excited about the northern lights. Awesome you got to see them

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @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 :)

  • @Shreddelicious
    @Shreddelicious9 ай бұрын

    man what a time... a lot happening there now.

  • @kirkwilliams4942
    @kirkwilliams49429 ай бұрын

    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

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    I didn't bring one, but that does sound great for travel!

  • @stevenkelly-reif2682
    @stevenkelly-reif26829 ай бұрын

    What season was your trip?

  • @daverando
    @daverando9 ай бұрын

    Who did you travel with?

  • @choochoochooseyou
    @choochoochooseyou9 ай бұрын

    Just watched a report on the hundreds of Earthquakes currently happening 😮

  • @fj5144
    @fj51449 ай бұрын

    Great views but I will stick to warm-weather destinations.

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda9 ай бұрын

    Rachelf,How is it going?. pro trip~catch ya later~ 🤗

  • @shanewalton8888
    @shanewalton88889 ай бұрын

    Why is the BGM not guitar music?

  • @The98deville
    @The98deville9 ай бұрын

    Water looked warm?

  • @RachelfGuitar

    @RachelfGuitar

    9 ай бұрын

    The blue lagoon is very warm! Kind of like a giant hot tub :)

  • @Cloxxki
    @Cloxxki9 ай бұрын

    Cool trip! Can you pass for a local, or just too darn pretty?

  • @VEEZER1
    @VEEZER18 ай бұрын

    i was blasting pearl jam and then kept punching Rachelf -

  • @djnone8137
    @djnone81379 ай бұрын

    Iceland is green and greenland is ice they say... My entire life is a lie

  • @Yaboychad
    @Yaboychad9 ай бұрын

    What’s up with the accent?

  • @Neho_has
    @Neho_has8 ай бұрын

    rache pls listen to me aomeone is commenting on rando peoples that you have picked then and you give them a free guitar

  • @MikeRota
    @MikeRota9 ай бұрын

    Like #293

  • @captainred22449
    @captainred224499 ай бұрын

    Who else thinks Rachelf should vlog more visits to exotic countries?

  • @westmus
    @westmus8 ай бұрын

    Your timing were apparently slightly bad for being an content creator, since the earth are rumbling now in Iceland.

  • @vintagetrk
    @vintagetrk9 ай бұрын

    Whenever someone mentions Iceland all I can think of is the movie Eurovision song contest

  • @Theoz1412
    @Theoz14129 ай бұрын

    Looks cold 🥶 I hate the cold 🥶 😮