So the main point of my most recent international adventure was to cross 2 items off my bucketlist: 1. See the best view of the Northern Lights 2. Stay at the Ice Hotel in Sweden Luckily, we crossed off both of these items in one single night. Here’s how our adventure at Sweden’s Ice Hotel…
[Preface: Iceland was a complete surprise. It wasn't originally on the agenda for this trip - but at the suggestion our friend Ryan, we decided to include it. I can't tell you how glad I was that we did.] Iceland is one of the most beautiful, scenic, and culturally rich places I’ve ventured to date….
[...] In all honesty, if it weren’t for him – we wouldn’t have experienced one of the coolest trips we’ve ever been on. So on behalf of myself and Jason – thank you [...]January 29, 2013 – 3:33 am
[...] and the second ‘to be determined’ by myself & two friends you may remember from my adventure in Iceland – Jason and [...]January 14, 2013 – 5:53 am
[...] trips. One with my roommate to go conquer Machu Picchu and the other to go with long time friends Ryan and Jason for an adventure in [...]January 9, 2013 – 5:25 am
[...] video, I’m gonna cheat right off the bat and use Ryan’s video he made from the Iceland trip we all took in January. He really captured the feeling of the adventure with the song choice and [...]January 2, 2013 – 2:44 am
Thanks Tim! Beautiful!October 14, 2012 – 4:29 pm
This sure makes me want to explore Iceland. I will take full advantage of my upcoming layover.April 4, 2012 – 12:30 pm
Wowsers, you really captured it well! I had the privilege of spending a week in Iceland but during the summer. It’s really a magical land in either season! But more tolerable than the freezing months for this California girl! haha One day I will definitely go back!February 16, 2012 – 2:57 am
Wow, these photographs are beautiful! I’m pretty jealous of your experience…the lights and the ice hotel are both on my bucket list! A question though, how was it inside the hotel…super cold?February 14, 2012 – 9:46 am
@Klaus, thanks man! Yeah it was a crazy place, that’s for sure.
@Meghan, I used a 24mm 1.4 mk ii lens with the Canon 5D mk ii, and the settings were anywhere from 1.4-2.0 aperture, .5-10 second shutter speeds, and all at 2000 ISO. Hope this helps!February 14, 2012 – 9:28 am
I was lucky enough to be stationed in Iceland for two years while I was in the Navy. I will always cherish the time that I spent there. It truly is a beautiful country.February 14, 2012 – 5:39 am
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I will add Iceland to my Bucket List! :)February 8, 2012 – 11:59 pm
Amazing photos and journey.February 2, 2012 – 3:33 pm
AMAZING photographs! It’s been a dream of mine to travel to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. I’ve read that when you are there, you are so close to the Lights that you can hear the crackle of electricity…is that true?February 2, 2012 – 6:22 am
W0w! Was reading your post on what you had learnt over the last 4 years, and then I found this post on Iceland and the photos are so great. The colours are rich and it feels like you have let us join you on the trip and also have those experiences! The last photos are amazing!! Thanks for making me feel inspired again.February 2, 2012 – 5:31 am
Another once in a lifetime trip! Totally jealous! Love the images Tim!!February 1, 2012 – 10:30 pm
.beautiful + stunning!
[where and when you.ve planned the trip to denmark? passing anywhere through copenhagen.s area?]
p.s. good thing you still have the boots!.February 1, 2012 – 2:59 pm
These photos are awesome! Extremely jealous of all the places you get to travel!February 1, 2012 – 2:42 pm
This is a sick post!! As usual! Love the images and story brohamFebruary 1, 2012 – 10:58 am
These are all totally awesome!February 1, 2012 – 10:48 am
Amazing amazing amazing!!February 1, 2012 – 10:15 am
Truly amazing pics!! Brady Puryear, a photog friend, posted a link to your blog on FB and as I was looking through pics i saw Jason. I just took a lighting class from him @ his studio a few weeks ago. Small world! Again these images are incredible!!February 1, 2012 – 9:19 am
This is so amazing, and incredibly beautiful. I’m glad you captured it here and posted it for the rest of us. Stay Warm!January 31, 2012 – 9:23 pm
Tim, this is an insane set of images! Wow! What an incredible trip!January 31, 2012 – 8:35 pm
Wow! Awesome photos!! I love your use of negative space on all the landscape photos. Beautiful work. I’ll be putting this out on Pinterest. ;-)January 31, 2012 – 8:06 pm
Wow Tim, you weren’t kidding!! Definately something to add to my bucket list!! Those northern nights are incredible :DJanuary 31, 2012 – 7:31 pm
Oh, wow! That’s absolutely incredible, man. Looks like an amazing trip!! Can’t wait to hear more about it.January 31, 2012 – 6:57 pm
Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!! Im freaking out over here!!!!! Amazing!!!!!!!!January 31, 2012 – 4:44 pm
Caroline - ridiculous!January 28, 2013 – 12:43 am
Cynthia Van Sluys - Loved your photographs which got me so excited about going in a little over a month. Staying in the northern lights room for the first night, dogsled adventure the second day, warm room the second night.January 2, 2013 – 4:18 pm
Simon Harbutt - Amazing photo’s, they bought back so many amazing memories from our time/wedding there at the Ice Hotel and our trip to Abisko to see the Aurora Borealis.January 2, 2013 – 7:22 am
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Karen Alexander - It has been 3 years since we were lucky enough to go to the Icehotel, these pictures remind me so much of our trip. On the list to go again, once just isn’t enough. A beautiful place and fab photos, thankyou for sharing.January 2, 2013 – 1:03 am
Randy - love your pictures! thanks for sharing. wished i take pictures like that.January 1, 2013 – 11:58 pm
Justin Douglas - Man I’ve just added this to my bucket list!!!April 1, 2012 – 11:15 pm
Tess - Everything about this trip makes me jealous! #1 on my bucket list is the Northern Lights and now I think an ice hotel has made the top of the list as well. :)March 29, 2012 – 10:05 pm
Nikhil - Hi Tim, Thanks for sharing these amazing pictures, you have very good photographic talents. I’m planning for a visit in early April and can’t wait anymore after seeing these pictures. Hopefully we will get to see this spectacular phenomenon .Any photographic tips -Do /Don’t.March 17, 2012 – 1:42 pm
Rachel - Holy crap. Incredible!!March 15, 2012 – 2:16 pm
Asim Malik - Those northern light pictures are UNREAL.March 2, 2012 – 5:58 pm
s h e r r y - oh MAN! These are insane!!! Was it cold, sleeping on a bed of ice? I can’t even imagine. I have been dying to see the Northern Lights, but -27C is something I can live without, haha.February 26, 2012 – 4:22 pm
LeolaK - Completely blown away by your images….Wow!!! The Northern Lights..my goodness! Thanks for sharing and Safe travels!February 20, 2012 – 10:03 pm
Mariana Herrera Mosli - Speechless! Wow, thanks for sharing these amazing images and experience. Definitely inspired me to travel more and see more of earth’s beauty!February 20, 2012 – 1:02 am
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tracey - one word: AMAZING!February 17, 2012 – 3:57 pm
Star Padilla - I can’t get over the vibrant colors and the location in which you shot these photos. Absolutely amazing and beautiful work!February 17, 2012 – 2:47 pm
Jen Johnson - Getting REALLY excited about my trip in April!!! GORGEOUS pics!February 14, 2012 – 2:31 pm
Dan Dilworth - I’ll echo the sentiments given above, beautiful array of scenery and experience! I dined at the ice bar at Mandalay bay and could only take about an hour. So I’ve no idea how you made it an entire night :)February 14, 2012 – 2:27 pm
Anastasiya Zasimovich - It’s so amazing. Those pictures actually make me want to go all the way up north to see this with my own eyes (and its me who hate cold and winter)February 14, 2012 – 2:04 pm
Melle Veronesi - Tim, I am so in awe! What an amazing experience it looks like you had and goes without saying, what breathtaking photos. Has always been a wish of mine to see the Northern Lights. It has definitely moved up the list. Thank you for sharing!February 14, 2012 – 11:58 am
Amber-Lynn Gusa - Wow… Amazing, breathtaking, unreal…. I could go on and on. An ice hotel! That’s just insane and so incredibly awesome! I have to go ASAP. Your photography is stunning. I have a new destination on my list of must see soon. Thank you for sharing.February 14, 2012 – 11:01 am
Fiona - Beautiful beautiful images. Thanks so much for sharing these. I am not a cold weather person so shall probably never go there myself, but it was wonderful to see them through your not inconsiderable photographic talents!February 14, 2012 – 9:46 am
kari - This has to be one of the coolest (is that even a word?) kick-ass things I’ve ever seen!!!! Kudos to you Tim for living your dreams!!!February 14, 2012 – 9:45 am
Tiffany Manning - Absolutely amazing! What an accomplishment! Seriously…February 14, 2012 – 9:37 am
Klaus T. - The ice hotel looks even cooler than I had imagined – and by that I don’t mean “cold” :) Though it does seem cold as well, but that’s kinda obvious…
Just can’t decide which of the northern lights photos I like the best, they’re all great, so no wonder you decided to show several of them!February 14, 2012 – 6:10 am
Meghan Hochgesang - tim, these photos are ASTOUNDING! you made me officially add “seeing the northern lights” to my bucket list. are you going to be giving a little insight to how you achieved these photos? gear used, etc?February 14, 2012 – 5:36 am
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