Rome Day 1: Exploring Centro Storico
Elizabeth Soule
While we planned an early morning originally, jet lag got the best of us and the morning started very early indeed with both of us up by 4:30am. We took…
Elizabeth Soule
Flight to Italy
Things got off to a less than ideal start when we tried to use the self-checkin kiosks at SeaTac, hoping to just print our luggage tags so we could drop…
Day 4 – It’s My Birthday I Guess?
First published 6/13/2010 during Elizabeth’s first trip to Chengdu for a two-month study abroad program. Unfortunately that blog site folded a long time ago so I am reposting it here.…
Day 3 – Exploring Near Campus
First published 6/12/2010 during Elizabeth’s first trip to Chengdu for a two-month study abroad program. Unfortunately that blog site folded a long time ago so I am reposting it here.…
Day 2 – Settling In
First published 6/11/2010 during Elizabeth’s first trip to Chengdu for a two-month study abroad program. Unfortunately that blog site folded a long time ago so I am reposting it here.…
Day 1 – Elizabeth’s First International Flight
First published 6/10/2010 during Elizabeth’s first trip to Chengdu for a two-month study abroad program. Unfortunately that blog site folded a long time ago so I am reposting it here.…
Diamonds floating to the sea
Fog moved in overnight last night to blanket the lowlands along the ocean shore. Our first stop of the day was at a small glacial lagoon. After a short hike…
Summer arrives in Iceland (at least for a day)
We started out early today to reach Skogafoss, one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland. It is 62 meters high and 15 meters across, and the spray below often…
A Hella Nice Day
Last night we stayed at Hotel Kanslarinn in Hella, a small town on the southern coast that was a convenient location between the Golden Circle and our next stop out…
A land of fire and ice. And water. Lots of water.
Iceland is nicknamed the land of fire and ice for it’s volcanoes and glaciers. So far our impression has been one of water. Along the coast there are ocean views,…