Day 2 – Settling In
Elizabeth Soule
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,…
A Snaefellsnes Soaker
A different day brought drastically different weather! A steady rain when we woke up led us to change our plans for breakfast downtown in favor of the buffet at the…
A walk around Reykjavik
After a smooth flight over Canada and Greenland, we arrived in Iceland at ten in the morning local time. The previous night had seen yellow weather warnings for high winds…
Kerala Spice Garden Tour
On the last day of our Kerala trip, we travelled from the resort near Periyar back to the airport, which is about a four and a half hour drive. The…
A Pause Amidst the Cardamom
Part of the adventure of travel is how the best laid plans can be thwarted by an unexpected twist. In our case, the twist was a nasty round of norovirus.…