A Final Note On Oahu And Maui: An American Polynesian Paradise That Is So Much More Than Just Beaches

2 years ago

Hard to believe I'm writing this over 5 months after we got back from our epic Hawaii trip... AND an…

A Final Note On Iceland: Europe With A Wild And Fantastical Twist

2 years ago

Something I was not expecting about visiting Iceland was just how European it would be. This might seem obvious, since…

I Found The Real Mount Doom – It Isn’t Where You Think It Is

2 years ago

Do you know where Mount Doom is? You probably don’t. In the books Mount Doom is obviously in Mordor, which…

Review: Don’t Rent A Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross With Europcar In Iceland

2 years ago

In addition to our literal "adventures are not all pony rides in May-sunshine" experiences on this trip in which we…

Dining in Iceland with a Four Year Old: Part 2

3 years ago

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a short series of posts by Ariel on our dining experiences in Iceland.…

Dining in Iceland with a Four Year Old: Part 1

3 years ago

Editor's Note: After being my adventure partner since the inception of this blog (and well before!) my amazing wife Ariel…

Of Sunsets And Auroras

3 years ago

For years I have been obsessed with watching the sun go down. One of my main rules for going on…

A Tale Of Two Icelands

3 years ago

After several days of truly miserable rain, wind and generally awful weather, we lucked out into a truly incredible last…

Oh So THAT’S Why They Call It Iceland

3 years ago

Believe it or not, 4 days into our trip to Iceland… we hadn’t really seen any ice! We tried to…

Today In Iceland I Learned That Viking Helmets Didn’t Have Horns And That Hobbit Houses Were Real

3 years ago

So day 3 started with… more rain. Turns out the beautiful valley we roamed around in the last post wasn’t…