Category: Travel
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Iceland: Reykjavik
I wake up in my familiar hostel bed, feeling at home. It is impressive how quickly we embrace the familiar. It shows you even thousands of miles away you can find comfort. Home really can be where you lay your hat. The schedule is wide open today. We left day 4 open to explore Reykjavik…
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Iceland: The South East
Rise and shine on day 3 and I am not feeling so hot. I had a couple late night sprints to the bathroom and I am blaming the lamb/chorizo or the not eating all day or eating such rich food or hiking for 12 hours. I am having trouble committing. Regardless I can feel that today…
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Iceland: The Gold Circle
God Bless black out curtains. Its 7am and I can feel the sun streaming through the windows of our hostel. Early morning today so we can kick it in to high gear. Today we have crafted our own Gold Cirlce tour. Renting a car was a fantastic idea because we were not stuck with 800,000 tourist…
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Iceland: The West
Its 9:08am and I am running down 34th st thinking why did I do this to myself again. As I see 11th ave I slow down because I know the Megabus and my 9:10am bus are waiting. As I unload my bag and sit down to eat my muffin which of course got smashed in…
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius
In 8 days I am heading to Iceland! It sounds crazy to me to think it. Each time I tell someone they ask how far of a flight it is. I respond saying it is really only 5 hours. Most people look back at me stunned trying to remember where Iceland is. The rest of the…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 