Category: Travel
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Iceland Part III: THE hike
(Editorial note that this is the part III blog of our trip. Part II is linked here, part I is linked here and a preamble with links to our full itinerary is here.) [HIKE DATE: JUNE 30, 2017] After Gullfoss, we are off. It is now destination Skogafoss, to park a van, and Selgalanfoss to…
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Iceland Part II: Another Day in Reykjavik & Off to the Golden Circle
(Editorial note that this is the part II blog of our trip. Part I is linked here and a preamble with links to our full itinerary is here.) At some point in the middle of the night (which actually looked like daytime), our final 3 friends arrive from their delayed Air Canada flight. I groggily…
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Iceland Part I: Reykjavik, Day 1
As I mentioned in the previous blog post, we had a narrow window for this trip and it happened to be the peak season for going to Iceland. Late June / early July is the best chance for good weather. It’s Summer on the island. It also means no darkness which is great for exploration…
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Another trip of a lifetime
It wasn’t supposed to happen so quickly after Patagonia. We had both savings and vacation time to rebuild. But when adventure and opportunity called, well, we couldn’t pass it up. The circumstances were that the crew we met and immediately bonded with in Peru and then met up with again, two years later, in Chile…
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It’s about damn time I wrote that Patagonia trip recap, right?
Perspective is so important. It’s something we all know. During setbacks and challenges, it’s a “yes, duh. Needs to be done.” Me? I’m a pretty lucky gal with regards to general lifetime developments. No major tragedies or traumas (at least that I can share). I have loads to be thankful for. I know that. But…
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Patagonia Adventure
36 hours back from the vacation of a lifetime. 9 hours back at work. I still have a vacation brain and somehow managed to lock my keys in my car on my way out the door — so I’m back at my desk, waiting for help and thinking back on the amazing trip. After unpacking,…
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