There is a fun little fad I've seen going around Instagram over the past week or so where people make videos as though they're in a Wes Anderson film. My favorites have been about a guy visiting his favorite lighthouse, one from Barnes and Noble, and a local video company showing off some of their … Continue reading Am I Traveling Like Wes Anderson?
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Iceland, Day 7: Seljalandsfoss
On my last full day in Iceland, I woke up early to gather my things, load up the car, and head west for the six and a half-hour drive back to Reykjavik. Given that I'm from the Great Plains where everything is far away from everything else, the length of the drive didn't bother me. … Continue reading Iceland, Day 7: Seljalandsfoss
Iceland, Day 4: Hundafoss, Svartifoss, Vatnajökull National Park, and Reynisfjara
On Saturday morning, I headed east through rain and fog so thick the hills and mountains disappeared. They only reappeared when I was a few miles away, and then they were only dark shapes. Shortly after passing through Vik, I passed into the lava fields below one of Iceland's largest volcanoes, Katla. This expanse is … Continue reading Iceland, Day 4: Hundafoss, Svartifoss, Vatnajökull National Park, and Reynisfjara
Iceland, Day 3: Skógafoss, the Fimmvörðuháls trail, Dyrhólaey, and Reynisfjara
On Friday morning, I left Reykjavik and drove east toward the little town of Vik on Iceland's southern coast. But first, I made a stop at Skógafoss. This is one of Iceland's most popular waterfalls. It has a single drop of 197' (60m) and is 82' (25 meters wide). On sunny days, you can see … Continue reading Iceland, Day 3: Skógafoss, the Fimmvörðuháls trail, Dyrhólaey, and Reynisfjara
Iceland, Days 1 & 2: Reykjavík and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula
I arrived in Reykjavik at about 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday morning. I couldn't check in to the guesthouse until after 2:00, but I could drop my suitcase off there so I did and headed over to Laugavegur to Mál og Menning, my favorite bookstore in Reykjavik. There, I went to the cafe upstairs and bought … Continue reading Iceland, Days 1 & 2: Reykjavík and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Sunday Sum Up- September 22, 2019
Well, I'm back. I made it to Iceland and back again, safely, and with very little jet lag, the five hour time difference notwithstanding. Iceland was amazing (as expected), and I had an even better time than my first trip there. It helps that I was completely healthy and not dealing with a nagging ankle … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up- September 22, 2019
Postcard from Iceland
“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused." -Rainer Maria Rilke
Sunday Sum-Up- September 8, 2019
Want a good way to confuse your smartphone? Live 1,000 or more miles from the nearest ocean or sea and download an app that tells you when tides will be high or low. Watch it try to find the nearest beaches and give you locations in both Massachusetts and Texas. Tidal schedules will be more … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up- September 8, 2019
Sunday Sum-Up
Readers, when you visit the zoo on the hottest day of the year so far and have to deal with swarms of people, be sure that you leave with everything that you arrived with. Do not, as I did, leave the zoo, arrive at your next destination, and then realize that you left your phone … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Reading My Way Around the World
I was crazy about maps when I was little. When other kids had posters of superheroes or horses, I had a 24x36 world map that I would happily spend an afternoon staring at, looking at all those brightly colored countries and the strange-to-me city names, wondering where I might go when I grew up. I … Continue reading Reading My Way Around the World
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