As I mentioned in the previous post, the Golden Circle can be done in a just a day, but we chose to spend two full days exploring the sights since we stayed three nights along the route. Our first day we covered Fridheimar Greenhouse, Geysir, Gullfoss, Efsti-dalur, and the Secret Lagoon. On our second day, … Continue reading Iceland: Golden Circle Part II
The Golden Circle is a short looped drive that includes many of the top tourist attractions in Iceland. It's close to both the capital city of Reykjavik and the airport, so even those that are only in Iceland for 24 hours often do this route. You can hit all of the main sights in a … Continue reading Iceland: Golden Circle Part I
My family and I recently traveled in Iceland! It is traditional for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to do a COS, or Close of Service, trip after they have completed their service. For some volunteers, this might be a several months trip, for others it might be a couple of days, and of course there are … Continue reading Iceland: The Details
Today, both Facebook and Google Photos gave me reminders of what I was doing on this day in past years, and it's clear I was "bit by the travel bug" quite some time ago. 8 years ago I was in California at Yosemite National Park, 4 years ago I was in Peru (in Cusco), 2 … Continue reading The Travel Bug
After spending our afternoon visiting some of the wooden churches, we headed to Breb, a small town further north. Here, we had booked a home stay at a small farm. The room was simple but clean and pretty, and the location was quiet and peaceful. I loved that the little "cabin" we stayed in had … Continue reading Travel in Romania: Breb Home Stay and the Return to Moldova
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