12.14.2018

680. Europe in Winter | Day 1: Arriving in Reyjavik

Louis Vuitton passport
Today was the first day of our trip. Our flight from Toronto to Reykjavik was in the evening and I spent the previous hours of the day frantically doing last minute packing, work, etc. I always underestimate the time it takes me to do these things.

So we went to the airport and found out our check-in bag was 5kg overweight. We were flying with WOW Air (really bad experience with them so far already.. Will explain this in another post) & for the extra weight they were going to charge $100. We also had some items to bring as carry on but they charge for that as well. So with all the charges we ended up buying a new suitcase from the airport, transferring some things from bag #1 to new bag #2.. As well as some of our carry-on items. In the end we ended up paying for the extra check-in bag ($80) plus an overpriced suitcase. I guess that's what happens when you fly with low cost airlines hahah.

Anyways. The flight was pretty bad for me. It was extremely hot inside and I felt they didn't have enough air. During the landing, I got an extreme piercing headache due to the rapid altitude decline and change in pressure. I don't think I ever experienced it before.. Or not in a long time. We landed at 4:45am (middle of the night!) Reykjavik time. So we came to the hotel and had to wait a few hours until we can get early check in.

Now it's 9am as I'm typing this in bed. Trying to get a few hours of sleep and recover. Apparently the sun rises at 11am here (& sunset is around 3pm!). Hopefully the next few days will get better.. & that the weather forecast is wrong since it's saying it will rain for the next several days =\

view from the plane
Reykjavik Hotel

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  1. I might be flying with WOW Air next year... curious to know what purse/bag you took on as your Personal item and Carry-on item? I have a bag that's similar to the Givenchy Antigona Medium (13.4 X 11.4 X 7.5") which looks big as a Personal item, but pretty lightweight. How strict were they around the size of items you could bring with you on the plane?

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    1. The sizes are standard as with what the other airlines allow though (but you just have to pay extra for the carry on). The Givenchy will be ok. I brought my LV Alma MM

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