A good rule of thumb for eating in Iceland: if you are going to be there- particularly in Reykjavik- for more than a few days, find yourself a grocery store. Food, even fast food, is expensive in. Fortunately for me, there was a 24-hour grocery store about 100 meters from my hotel. Unfortunately for me, … Continue reading Icelandic Adventures pt 2: Eating in Iceland
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A Day at the Beach
Let me tell you about this photograph. I shot it using a Sony a6500 with a 10-18mm lens on a two-foot tall travel tripod and a 10-stop neutral density filter. The water looks pretty cool, right? All soft and flowy with the spray looking like mist. It takes time to make a photograph like this, … Continue reading A Day at the Beach
Icelandic Adventures pt. 1: Driving
When I started looking into the particulars of driving in Iceland, a variety of things popped up as major warnings: "the weather is changeable and could turn to snow any time!", "watch out for driving sand and ash!", "there are gravel roads everywhere!", "there are, like, NO gas stations, so fuel the car when you … Continue reading Icelandic Adventures pt. 1: Driving
Sunday Sum-Up
This was an eventful week, in which I found myself renting cars in foreign countries, accidentally attending a big band concert, finally getting my hair cut after letting it grow for a year, and running in circles at work, all while trying not to melt while I read a new favorite and re-read an old … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
High Tea
I found a tea company here in town! And it's not Teavana! The Green Leaf Tea Company sells several dozen varieties of teas, along with treats, chocolates, and tea supplies in a cute little shop in the southern part of town. I didn't know it existed until I came across it while searching for local events … Continue reading High Tea
Ireland, day 6
My plan last night was to catch a bus out to the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin- something I had been looking forward to since I started planning this whole trip. Around 4:00 this morning, though, I woke up feeling horrendous. Achy muscles, sore throat, headache, coughing. It was dreadful, and I didn't get back … Continue reading Ireland, day 6
Ireland, day 5
I went to Galway Cathedral on Sunday, then wandered around city central and down some other streets I hadn’t been down before. The weather was still a bit dodgy, culminating in a sudden, violent downpour that knocked over a vendor's table of pottery at the weekend street market. After that, the sun came out like … Continue reading Ireland, day 5
Ireland, day 4
Today did not go as planned... A good friend arrived in Ireland yesterday, and we had intended to meet here in Galway before she and her mother went on to Connemara. Unfortunately, the airline sent their luggage to Paris instead of Dublin, and they had to wait around for their things to arrive for so … Continue reading Ireland, day 4
Ireland, Day 3
It's a bit late but I was dead tired last night, and pretty much went straight to bed. I can now say that I have been on a boat on the ocean! Granted, it was a ferry, and nothing grand, but still. I was on a boat on the ocean. Anyway. If you ever find … Continue reading Ireland, Day 3
Ireland, Day 2
I made it to Galway without incident! I didn't quite take the right bus (I ended up on the regular bus instead of the express, but it only took half an hour longer), and I got lost straight off the bat (I missed the turn, which was right there, and not straight on another block), … Continue reading Ireland, Day 2
Traveling in Books 