After driving 2,000 kilometres in the crappy Dacia cars we leased, we drove the last leg of our journey from Toledo into Madrid. No more yelling at the car when it constantly reminded me that I was 1 kph over the speed limit or randomly beeping at me telling me to “Keep control of the … Continue reading Madrid
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Rocking Rioja
From Bilbao, we briefly headed north to see the island of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (good luck pronouncing that), which is better know as Dragonstone, in the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon TV series. Mark had discovered this gem and so we took a detour to check it out. There is a … Continue reading Rocking Rioja
Burning in Bilbao
We left our chateau in Bordeaux and made our way towards Spain. On the way, we stopped at a small seaside town called Arcachon for a coffee. Arcachon is right next to a natural phenomenon called the Dune of Pilat. It’s basically the tallest sand dune in Europe. It rises over 106 meters high along … Continue reading Burning in Bilbao
Beautiful Bordeaux
We sadly said goodbye to Ian and sent him on his loooong journey home (23 hour stopover in Doha), then boarded our EasyJet flight to Bordeaux. When we arrived, we picked up our two lease cars, which would be our transport for the rest of our journey through France and Spain. We left the sand … Continue reading Beautiful Bordeaux
Last Stop: London
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
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
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