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 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
Review- Travels with Myself
Travels With Myself by Tahir Shah Travel/Memoir 428 pages Published 2011 From Goodreads: TRAVELS WITH MYSELF is a collection of selected writings by Tahir Shah, acclaimed Anglo-Afghan author and champion of the intrepid. Written over twenty years, the many pieces form an eclectic treasury of stories from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and beyond. Some consider … Continue reading Review- Travels with Myself
Icelandic Adventures pt 2: Eating in Iceland
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
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
Traveling in Books 