by leandra | Oct 2, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
Eric had reviewed a bunch of hotels and narrowed the list to a handful to choose from, and I decided on the Caravan Cinema due to location in Old Town and the quirky room decor. Checking in was a bit of a pain as the lobby is on the second floor and you need to be...
by leandra | Sep 24, 2016 | Travel, USA Travel
Our original plan for our last day in Oregon was to drive to the coast, but I vetoed four hours of driving in favor of returning to the Columbia River Valley and visiting some waterfalls we hadn’t visited back on our 2008 trip (Latourell to Wahkeena and...
by leandra | Sep 16, 2016 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Wine tasting in Willamette Valley is one of our favorite activities in Oregon, and one of the main reasons I wanted to go for my birthday trip. Staying in Newberg for the weekend gave us easy access to many old favorites and some new ones as well. Saturday Trisaetum...
by leandra | Jul 7, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
After a filling breakfast at the hotel we checked out and started our leisurely drive back to Reykavjik. Before we left Vik we wanted to see their famous black sand beach, so we started there for scenic views of the Reynisdrangar rock formation just off-shore. To see...
by leandra | Jul 6, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
For day 4 our main destinations were the glacial lagoons Jökulsárlón and Fjallsárlón, several hours drive from Vik. As usual, we made quite a few stops along the way. The first stop was a quick hike in Fjaðrárgljúfur, a 2km-long canyon at the end of a bumpy, gravel...