Both lagoons supply more than the packing lists admit. What each venue actually provides, the four things it does not, and the hair rule Blue Lagoon publishes itself.
What to Bring to the Blue Lagoon and Sky Lagoon (and What You Do Not Need) Read More »
The German words on the door, the schedule board and the house rules, each quoted from a venue’s own published document, so you know what a sign is actually asking you to do.
German Sauna Words and Signs: What Textilfrei, Aufguss and Damentag Mean Read More »
The eight pools the City of Reykjavík runs, their opening hours, and the published rules on showering, phones, saunas and children.
Reykjavík’s City Pools: Rules, Prices and What to Bring Read More »
Blue Lagoon vs Sky Lagoon, from each venue’s own pages: age limits, depth, temperature, time, packages, changing rooms and drink rules. Which fits whom.
Blue Lagoon vs Sky Lagoon: The Published Rules Side by Side Read More »
Sky Lagoon admits no one under 12, Blue Lagoon starts at 2, Secret Lagoon publishes no minimum. The published age and supervision rules of four Icelandic venues, side by side.
Iceland Lagoon Age Limits: Blue Lagoon, Sky Lagoon, Secret Lagoon and City Pools Read More »
Yes, you shower without a swimsuit before Icelandic pools and lagoons. We read the published rules of Reykjavík’s city pools, Blue Lagoon, Sky Lagoon and Secret Lagoon.
Iceland Pool and Lagoon Shower Rules: What Every Venue Actually Requires Read More »
There is no national minimum age for German saunas. Nine venues, what each one publishes, and the three different rules that hide behind the same number.
German Sauna Age Limits: Can Children Go? Read More »
Most German public saunas set aside one day a week for women only. What Damentag is, the two catches nobody writes down, and verified examples from nine venues.
Women-Only Sauna Days in Germany: How Damentag Works Read More »
What you are actually expected to do during a sauna Aufguss — separating the two rules German venues publish from the conventions nobody writes down.
Aufguss Etiquette: What to Do When the Sauna Master Arrives Read More »
The actual order of a first visit to a German thermal bath — wristband, locker, shower, which zone, the round, the cool-down, the rest — drawn from two published house rules.
Your First German Therme Visit, Step by Step Read More »
