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Eric’s 40th: Reykjavík

by eric | Jul 8, 2016

We spent our first and last evenings in Iceland's capital and main city, Reykjavík. Tuesday Our apartment was two blocks from the famous Hallgrimskirkja, a church design inspired by the Icelandic...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland day 5 – back to Reykjavík

by leandra | Jul 7, 2016

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...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland Day 4 – Fjallsárlón and Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoons

by leandra | Jul 6, 2016

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...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland Day 3 – Selfoss to Vik, waterfalls galore and Skógafoss

by leandra | Jul 2, 2016

The day started out overcast with a light drizzle but cleared up the further east we headed. From Vik our first waterfall of the day was AEgissufoss, a large river cascade near Hella. Parking was...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland Day 2 – RAIN!

by leandra | Jun 30, 2016

This will be forever referred to as the 'wet' day in Iceland. It was about 40 degrees and drizzling with gusty winds and after two stops at Gullfoss and Geysir we were absolutely soaked. Thankfully...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland Day 1 – Golden Circle and Þingvellir National Park

by leandra | Jun 29, 2016

After some debate on time and routes, we decided to head north to Hraunfoss & Barnafoss waterfalls. They were far away from the Golden Circle but we are glad we made the detour because it turned...

Eric’s 40th: Iceland overview

by eric | Jun 28, 2016

After a two hour flight from London we landed in Keflavik airport. Volcanic rock, virtually no trees, and a very windy, cloudy 45 degrees met us on arrival - it felt like a totally different world....

Memory Monday: Cocktails @ The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell

by leandra | Jun 27, 2016

I found this bar listed in an article on excellent bars several months before our trip and planned to surprise Eric here for birthday-eve drinks. Upon arrival we grabbed an open couch near the door...

Eric’s 40th: Kew Gardens & Richmond

by eric | Jun 25, 2016

To help celebrate my birthday Leandra treated me to an afternoon at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (better known as Kew Gardens). The District line took us within a few blocks of the entrance, and...

Eric’s 40th: A birthday in London

by eric | Jun 24, 2016

After breakfast we left our hotel and headed north to the Brick Lane area. As we came to the north end of the street we found a collection of street vendors selling delicious smelling ethnic foods,...

Eric’s 40th: where we stayed in London

by eric | Jun 23, 2016

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Tower of London - located a block from the Tower Hill metro stop, this hotel is well positioned for exploring Tower Bridge, Bermondsey, Shoreditch, and other...

Eric’s 40th: a day in Boston

by eric | Jun 20, 2016

We had the option of a four hour layover or a ten hour layover, and since we hadn't been to Boston, we choose the ten hour option. Because we would have carry-on bags we knew we'd need to store them...

Eric’s 40th: IcelandAir

by eric | Jun 19, 2016

How to celebrate my 4oth birthday - how could it not involve travel? When we noticed some nice fares on Icelandair to London we started thinking about a trip. Then I remembered that Icelandair...

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