I feel I need to address an issue that we’ve encountered on nearly every trip we’ve done – especially on […]
The Lofoton Islands
So the wind picked up and helped us across a bit of open water to the Lofoton Islands – the […]
Nothing but blue skies
We had a spectacular day today with nothing but blue skies, sailing in and our of little ports, up and […]
Hurtigruten – Trollsfjord
The Hurtigruten acts as a cruise liner, a passenger and car ferry as well as a transporter of goods. Here’s […]
I’m on the top of the world
Today we said farewell to Finland and as pretty she was, she didn’t offer much in the way of the […]
Cloudy with a 14% chance of Aurora
I’ve been keeping an eye on the aurora activity since before we left home…. I downloaded the app and put […]
Above and Beyond
After a LENGTHY bus ride yesterday from Rovaniemi to Inari where the driver spoke only a little bit more English […]
Aurora Hunters
Tonight was our first of many goes to try to see the Northern Lights – our mission for this trip! […]
Santa Claus is coming to town
This morning we were off on a little tour which because of the time of year was going to be […]
Hello Finland
See ya later Iceland and hello Finland. We were passing through Helsinki on our way up to Rovaniemi and stayed […]
Our favourite Icelandic things
On our last day in Iceland, here is our list of our favourite things….. 1. waterfalls 2. Snaefellsnes Peninsula 3. […]
More Reykjavik
The Laundromat Cafe was a definite winner in Reykjavik. You can do a load of washing and enjoy some brekky, […]
When your day descends into chaos
The day started out like any other normal day…. we headed to the Settlement Museum to get a bit of […]
Take the long way home
I have to take you back to a day ago (and no, I’m not calling anyone a deigo!) to when […]
An open letter to all hotels – worldwide.
Dear hotels around the world, I am writing to you out of pure frustration. You see, you seem to think […]
The Elusive Arctic Fox
The arctic fox is the only species of land mammal native to Iceland. Polar bears have also made their way […]
Rain Rain – Go Away!
So…. no call last night about the sighting of the Aurora Borealis…. we both woke up quite a few times […]
Snaefelisnes Peninsula
Today’s adventure was to head to the Pingvellir National Park – where the first democratic parliament was established back in […]
Blue Skies
UPDATE: On receiving a comment by my lovely friend MLD saying that neither she nor her Mamma had heard of […]
The Golden Circle
We left Kellermans Mountain Lake Lodge this morning and turned left towards the Golden Circle – a well trodden path […]
The Shell Collection 