Our final blog for this trip was a joint effort between myself and Lidia. Lidia: Our intention was to leave Iceland early Tuesday morning for our three hour flight and arrive in London with a whole afternoon to explore. Unfortunately British Airways cancelled our flight and we were left scrambling to find a new flight … Continue reading Last Stop: London
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Iceland: Land of the Glacier
We set off from Hvolsvollur towards our next destination. It was a 2 and a half hour drive to our accommodation near glacier lagoon. This place sits on the south-eastern coast of Iceland, beneath the behemoth Vatna Glacier. At 7,700 km2, this glacier is the second largest ice cap in Europe and covers 10% of … Continue reading Iceland: Land of the Glacier
An Icelandic Adventure
We arrived in Reykjavik early in the morning on the Silver Endeavour. After disembarking, we took the $25 taxi ride for 5 minutes to our hotel. We checked in and sent a message to Ian and Carmel. They had been in Reykjavik since yesterday and within 5 minutes were knocking on the door of our … Continue reading An Icelandic Adventure
Arctic Cruise Part 4 – Cruising Iceland
Day 10 Today we reached the northern tip of Iceland. I must say I was expecting a lot more ice. It was as green as a spring day in Ireland. Apparently Greenland is all ice. Someone must have been confused when they named these two countries. I guess it is summer here, so you can’t … Continue reading Arctic Cruise Part 4 – Cruising Iceland
The President in Oslo
We left Bergen early and after a long drive in the pouring rain arrived in the tiny town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics: Lillehammer. I mentioned in my last blog about how efficient the Scandinavians are, Lillehammer perfectly illustrated this. Lillehammer is a tiny town of only 24,000 people. They had no infrastructure in … Continue reading The President in Oslo
Norwegian Wood
After a short flight from Stockholm, we landed in Bergen, Norway. Talk about upping the ante. Every place we have been so far has been more beautiful than the last. Bergen is gorgeous. Rows of ancient, coloured, wooden houses line the various harbours, leaning this way and that as if holding each other up and … Continue reading Norwegian Wood
Let’s go fika
We arrived in Stockholm just after lunch and checked into our hotel in the old town. Stockholm is very picturesque. The old town is built on a small island where brightly coloured houses line the narrow, cobblestoned streets. You could be walking on a street in a little town in Tuscany. We wandered around enjoying … Continue reading Let’s go fika
A Date With the Danish
In 2019, we planned to travel to Scandinavia as part of a six month long trip to Europe. We’d booked everything months in advance, including 3 months in Italy. Just before we left, we learned about the Schengen zone. Apparently, 27 countries across Europe have an agreement that allows tourists from other countries, including Australia … Continue reading A Date With the Danish
An awesome ending in Athens
We sadly said goodbye to the beautiful Santorini as we boarded the ferry for our next stop, Syros. We had decided to stay on Syros since it is not as touristy as Mykonos. On the ferry trip over, they had television screens everywhere showing us a TV show from Scotland about a veterinarian practice. We … Continue reading An awesome ending in Athens
Soaking up the Sun in Santorini
We took the fast ferry from Crete and landed in Santorini around 10:00am, disembarking to find our driver waiting for us. We crawled up the switchback road behind an endless line of traffic. The corners were so tight that many vehicles had to wait to give way to the multitude of tourist buses. We drove … Continue reading Soaking up the Sun in Santorini
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