Summer arrives in Iceland (at least for a day)
Elizabeth Soule
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.…
Alappuzha Houseboat Tour
The waterways of Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) are a series of canals, backwaters, and lagoons that stretch from the Arabian Sea inland toward Kottayam. These waterways are central to…
Fort Kochi
With jet lag still waking us up in the early morning hours, our 5am trip to the airport to catch our flight to Kerala didn’t even seem that early. The…
Bidri Art and Best Briyani in Bangalore
Mervin’s brother Mike came to visit for two days. Since we had no other plans, we decided in the afternoon to go visit some handicraft shops and look at the…