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Travel Blogs from Reykjavík
Trip the Light Fantastic
... of backwards into the opposite side of the road, into the snow. We came to an impactful halt, and there we were. we quickly assessed that everyone was indeed ok, then surveyed the situation.
I looked to the left and there, in the snow, 20 feet away, was my suitcase. I spotted another black dot in the field of white and realized that the hatchback door, that never fully closed, flew open and the contents of the trunk were strewn all over the ...
La délicatesse à l’islandaise
... le poisson séché, une spécialité locale (et onéreuse). Ensuite le jambon de la marque nommée Ali, quelle ironie…
Après un bon petit déjeuner, départ à la découverte (ou plutôt redécouverte pour Grégory) de la capitale islandaise. Le ciel a décidé de nous souhaiter la bienvenue à sa manière : de la pluie et de bonnes rafales de vent. Les photos parlent d’elles-mêmes. A noter que cela n’empêche pas les locaux (ou plus précisément ...
The icing on the cake / Exitlude
... security the the 25 minutes before your flight is due to leave... But, it was fine, and two hours later I was touching down at Heathrow, stumbling back into my life. Bags on my back and a head full of fire, I drifted through the arrival gate to see my parents leaning casually on the barriers... and all of sudden, that was it - I was home.
Had I written this two weeks ago, it would probably resemble this effort closely, but I ...
It wouldn't be a trip without a little football
... for more whales.
(*Well, that was the goal. Anna decided to take a two hour nap instead of wandering the city or shopping or doing anything else touristy).
John had much better luck on his whale watching trip this morning, seeing puffins, several minke whales, and a few harbor porpoises.
In the afternoon, we all went for a family adventure to a different part of Reykjavik. As luck would have it, one of ...