US Travel
Havasu Falls
Since she moved to Arizona almost 3 years ago, Ashley has heard about and wanted to make the hike down to Havasu Falls. This year was the first year that permits were offered online, and when they went on sale Read more…
Iceland
Day 5: Seyðisfjörður and Hengifoss
We woke up the next day feeling much better (and frankly quite glad to be alive) and completely surprised by the cutsie little fjord-side town of Seyðisfjörður. We didn’t have much planned for the day, as it was ultimately a Read more…
Iceland
Day 4: Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, Skaftafell and Svartifoss, Glacier Lagoon
We got an early start on Day 4 as well, since it was an hour’s drive to the beautiful (and unpronounceable) Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, and we wanted to be able to hike before it got busy. It turns out that was Read more…
Iceland
Day 3: Kerið Crater, Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, Vík
We started our third day with a drive to Kerið Crater (50 minutes). Originally, this was part of our plans for day two, but since we got a late start that day and ran out of time, and had plenty Read more…
Iceland
Day 2: The Golden Circle
It’s ironic that we got a bit of a late start on our first full day in Iceland, since my original itinerary actually says “start early” on it for day 2. I think we were just very tired from traveling Read more…
Iceland
Day 1: Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon
If you’ve never traveled across multiple time zones before, my biggest piece of advice is to get a flight that leaves in the evening and arrives in the morning. You can sleep on the plane and when you wake up Read more…
Iceland
Iceland 2017
I’m not sure that either one of us could say why exactly we landed on Iceland when it came to planning our summer trip. We knew that we’d have 1-2 weeks in mid-May, and that we didn’t want to waste Read more…