Almost two years ago now, I went to Iceland in April of 2016. I went primarily because there was a fanfest for an online game I was playing a lot of at the time, namely, EVE Online. I posted about some of my adventures in the game here and even made a few videos.

I was quite into EVE (addicted?), and I thought it would be fun to go to the annual fan meetup in Reykjavik, Iceland, where the fanfest is held since that’s where CCP, the company that develops of EVE, is located.

So I bought a ticket to the fanfest as well as a flight and hostel tickets. The day came, and it already started off with a hitch. My first of two flights was extremely delayed due to the pilots simply not showing up. I guess it was too early for them…

Since my first flight didn’t happen at all, I was put on a later flight, which of course meant that my connecting flight would be missed. In the end, I got to Reykjavik in the late evening when I should have arrived in the morning. I did, however, get a free bump up to business class which was kind of cool because I got to sit in the exclusive business lounge and drink unlimited beer from tap (which was about 60% foam, but hey, it was free).

I had booked some extra time outside of the fanfest so I could check out Reykjavik for a few days before the fanfest started, and that I did. Continue reading →