Iceland’s wild and rugged East Coast was both our favorite and most stressful part of circumnavigating Iceland in winter. We had arrived at Hali Country Hotel the evening before just ahead of a winter storm that brought several inches of snow mixed with freezing rain overnight. Following our own advice from our post Tips for […]
Goðafoss: Waterfall of the Gods
There are thousands of waterfalls in Iceland; so many, in fact, the actual number is unknown! We’ve climbed to the top of and crossed over Iceland’s highest waterfall, we’ve been blasted with mist from Iceland’s most famous waterfall, and now we’ve visited Iceland’s most historic waterfall, Goðafoss. We had spent the previous day traveling around […]
Exploring Lake Mývatn and North Iceland
We spent three nights staying in Lake Mývatn and were thrilled to take a Super Jeep tour with Saga Travel. They are a family company with local guides that know the lay of the land. Our guide, Ólafur, picked us up at our cabin and it was immediately evident that he knew Lake Mývatn like […]
Bathing at Grjótagjá Thermal Spring
Iceland is full of hidden gems and the Land of Fire and Ice never fails to surprise you. Grjótagjá is one of those places. Looking like merely another rift in the ground and often nearly impossible to find when the this natural geothermal spring is blanketed in fog from the surrounding geothermal field or covered […]
How To Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik
If Iceland’s capital isn’t on your list of places to ring in the New Year, it should be. We had the idea to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik when Tim spent two months living and working in Iceland. In talking with the locals, he learned that Iceland’s fireworks laws are relaxed for New Year’s […]
Glacier Hiking on Sólheimajökull
Standing with our backs to the gusting wind, every so often we take a peek back at the massive blue glacier we’re about to climb. Sólheimajökull glacier tongue, the southwestern outlet of the Myrdalsjokull icecap, is about 8 kilometers long and 1 – 2 kilometers wide. And just 20 years ago, the glacier had covered […]
The World’s Largest Christmas Tree
When we used to live in the United States, we’d drive around during the holidays looking at the various neighborhoods all lit up with Christmas lights. Living in Italy, the presepi (Italian for nativity) are found all over but a festive holiday light display is hard to come by. That’s why Tim and I made […]
Our Favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto
The Veneto region is home to one of Italy’s most famous cities, Venice. Venice is beautiful any time of the year but there is just something magical about venturing out in the Veneto region to villages framed by the snowy Dolomites. Here are three of our favorite Christmas Markets of the Veneto: Cortina d’Ampezzo Twenty […]
Santa Claus’ Main Post Office
I’ve always loved Christmas. In grade school, I always wrote my annual letter to Santa professing just what a good girl I had been all year long and, please, wouldn’t he grant my wishes. My teacher would then send off the letters for the entire class. But where did all our letters go? To The […]
Christmas Markets of Budapest (And Our Mulled Wine Recipe)
Budapest remains our favorite European city even after three years of traveling extensively throughout Europe. We love the architecture, the mystery of the once secret caves snaking beneath the city, and the beautiful buildings spanning the banks of the Danube that twinkle as dusk sets upon the city. I love Christmas markets, so we decided […]
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