Iceland

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

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

2 years ago

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

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

2 years ago

Dining in Iceland with a Four Year Old: Part 2

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

2 years ago

Dining in Iceland with a Four Year Old: Part 1

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

2 years ago

Of Sunsets And Auroras

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

2 years ago

A Tale Of Two Icelands

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

2 years ago

Oh So THAT’S Why They Call It Iceland

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

2 years ago

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

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

2 years ago

Iceland? More like Rainland am I right folks!

After recovering from one of the more miserable travel experiences I've had, Ariel, Jacob and I wasted little time hitting…

2 years ago

We Made It To Iceland

You'll notice the title does not include the exclamation point I would normally include... Let's just get right to it…

2 years ago