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A Summer Stopover in Iceland Part 2, the Southern Shore and Relaxing in Reykjavik

So we left off at the completion of our self-guided Golden Circle tour as we headed home to crash from the ongoing jet-lag we were faced with.  Now begins Day 3 of this Icelandic adventure. Day 3 the southern shore, waterfalls and glacier hike. We were up at 6am again.  This time it’s to make it to our glacier hike a...

A Summer Stopover in Iceland: Part 1 Settling in and the Golden Circle

Day 1, The arrival, Blue Lagoon and settling in. We arrived on the red-eye flight from NYC to Keflavik, Iceland; we touched the ground just after 7am having slept a combined total of about an hour.  Even so, we had an entire day ahead and had to push through the jet lag.  Immigration and customs was an absolute breeze.  We...

Kicking off the Adventure: No Plans Attached

Whitney and I spent the entire weekend just outside of New York City for the wedding celebration for our good friends Puja and Andy.  They held a grand Indian wedding that was truly fit for the stars.  We dressed in our best and soaked in the new experience. The pleasure of embracing a new culture and really taking advantage...

Packing for a Trip Around the World

I have probably agonized over what to pack for this trip more than the actual trip itself (including our desired destinations). It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. And you may be asking, how can you even think about packing when you don't even know where you're going? The answer is: it doesn't matter. After reading through several online blogs...