Advancements in mobile technology ensure two things: First, never-ending cat pictures are only a few taps and swipes away; and second, life on the move is considerably easier. People who travel with smart phones already know this to be true, especially if they have the travel companion app from Minoa, TripRider. Courtesy of Minoa, we’ll be… Continue reading Weekend Review: TripRider, the Travel Companion App
It is official. We’re addicted to the road. We are road trip fiends. When Car Rentals contacted us about working with them, you bet we had a million ideas in mind. For people like us who have visited 20+ countries, I find it embarrassing that I have seen so little of the United States. I… Continue reading Weekend Review: Car Rentals and Rules for the Road
I’ve secretly always wanted to be a shoe girl. I get giddy and squeal like a 15 year old girl when I come across a pair that I desperately want. I’ve just had one issue. I have wide feet. With the blame shared between genetics and the fact that my entire childhood was spent barefooted,… Continue reading Weekend Review: Tieks
We try to travel with open minds and low expectations, but that just wasn’t possible for Paris. It’s one of those places that we could close our eyes and imagine exactly what it would be like. Fresh baguettes from the local baker, cured meats from the neighborhood butcher, farm to market produce, every scene from… Continue reading Weekend Review: Wimdu in Paris
After our week on the road we arrived in Reykjavik rejuvenated and ready to relax and enjoy our last full day in Iceland. We went big. We went with the Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina right on the water near downtown Reykjavik. I’m pretty picky when it comes to spending our time and efforts in a… Continue reading Weekend Review: Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina
We arrived in the middle of what was a freak September snowstorm during one of the coldest falls they had on record in 100 years. You can imagine that the smile on my face when we arrived to the very clean and very warm Welcome Hotel Hvammstangi in Hvammstangi, Iceland while we were experiencing gale… Continue reading Weekend Review: Welcome Hotel Hvammstangi
I was super giddy as we pulled into the parking lot to check into the Vogafjos Guesthouse out in the Lake Myvatn area. I had read so many amazing things about this place and was looking forward to my first ever farmhouse stay. While we may not normally be B&B people, I’m always up for… Continue reading Weekend Review: Vogafjos Guesthouse
If you search “top restaurants to eat at in Reykjavik”, you will certainly find the well known local gastronomic pleasure of Dill. Not only has it been reviewed by the New York Times but is a gem in the local’s eyes. Chefs Gunnar Karl Gíslason and Sommelier Ólafur Örn Ólafsson had returned from a trip… Continue reading Weekend Review: Dill Restaurant Reykjavik
If you guys saw our last weekend review, you had the chance to check out how awesome Kex Hostel was. And if they couldn’t get any more awesome- they have their own fantastic restaurant inside their place- Saemundur. Every bit of food is locally sourced and in season- a concept that I love and is… Continue reading Weekend Review: Saemundur, the Kex Gastropub
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a small obsession for anything vintage. If you looked at my wardrobe at home, it is horribly apparent (you can’t tell by my backpacker clothes). So you can imagine the delight I found when we walked into Kex Hostel. Kex, the Icelandic word for cookie/biscuit, is a… Continue reading Weekend Review: Kex Hostel in Reykjavik, Iceland
It had almost been 5 months since our last hostel experience out in Tupiza, Bolivia– yet here we found ourselves – in Iceland – and really, the only way to make this a budget endeavor in any way was to either Couchsurf or hostel it. With our breakneck pace of doing thing around Reykjavik, I… Continue reading Weekend Review: Reykjavik Downtown Hostel
I failed a bit last week when it came to the “Week in Review” for our 365 days project so I’m playing catch up and doing TWO weeks in ONE! Lucky you! It is really weird to think that, a week and a half ago, Shaun and I were on the beach in Playa del… Continue reading Week In Review – 365 Days Project: 97-109
…it started as a sniffle. …then it moved onto a small fever. …then it became bronchitis. …then I continued to finish up our 50+km ride through Costa Brava even though I should have called it quits. By the time we arrived to our cute apartment in Paris, my body was screaming for me to stop… Continue reading Paris, France: I Have the PLAGUE
“The only way that you can see the aurora borealis (northern lights) this early in the season is to have a freak temperature drop and the skies open up for you. And well, you have seen Reykjavik, so I’m not sure that is going to happen for you. But you can always hope!” Signy from… Continue reading Light ‘Em Up! Our Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Miracle
Osaka is a massive city, second only to Tokyo. While our time here was short, it was easily the single most amazing night we had in Japan. There is no shortage of things to do in Osaka. After wandering down the narrow street past many adult clubs, we found our hostel for the night –… Continue reading Things to do in Osaka, Japan
