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A good pub is perhaps one of the best of things, at least for me. There are few places where I feel as relaxed, as content, as when nestled into a deep, soft chair in the corner of a dim … Continue reading
I was unsure during this trip if I was going to be able to ride an Icelandic horse, the sturdy, fluffy-maned little powerhouses that make this island their own. Our six days in Iceland were filling up quickly and our … Continue reading
Iceland might be about as far as an Australian can get from home! While perhaps not geographically the furthest landmass away from Australia, it certainly seems so. Oh, I guess I could go to Greenland, or Savlbard, where almost 3000 … Continue reading
Our trip to the Blue Lagoon went, well, swimmingly. Iceland’s premier geothermal spa, a naturally milky blue hot mineral pool sunk into black basaltic rock in the middle of a stark landscape of lava fields, promised the ultimate in mind/body … Continue reading
This afternoon, sitting in the sun below the tall tower of Reykjavik’s fabulous Hallgrímskirkja, I reached into a small bowl and sampled an Icelandic delicacy. Hákarl is shark, prepared by being buried in beach sand for several months then hung … Continue reading
An American friend once attempted to describe the US to me. She said, “we are nothing if not a country of extremes.” While it was not her intention to wax poetic, I do think that she managed a staggeringly precise … Continue reading
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The mechanical taffy pulling machine tops my list of things (like campfires, magicians, and the TV show “How it’s Made”) that are put on this earth to be stared at. Taffy is not necessarily my favorite candy, but nothing can … Continue reading
In the film “About a Boy” Hugh Grant’s character claims that life is made up of units of time, each unit consisting of one half hour, “haircut, two units” and so on. Recently I have been thinking about this example … Continue reading
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In Richmond, Virginia on the third Monday in January a curious thing occurs. Walking down Monument Avenue in the predawn light one might encounter men gathering in front of the largest statue on Monument. Their quest is one of commemoration. … Continue reading
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Often holidays, vacations and adventures begin with a single (rather significant) purchase, the airline ticket. Once obtained only through the handing over of an unholy amount of hard-earned cash and multiple visits to a travel agent, these days an international … Continue reading
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