The biggest thing I’ve noticed in Iceland is that people greet you in the morning (or even just when passing you by). There’s a sense of warmth and familiarity that doesn’t happen much in the US, or rather, in the Pacific Northwest. It reminded me of my short pockets of childhood spent with family in […]
Jet lag got the best of me, so I wound up editing photos at 2AM. Outside the wind roared so loud I was afraid the roof would tear right off. The dim fairy lights against the clean wood of the cabin felt nostalgic and I found myself just listening to the wind for a few […]
Nestled in the southernmost region of Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula sits Búðir (Búdir), a small hamlet made up of a couple old buildings, a hotel and a solitary church. Long ago, Búðir was once a prosperous commercial and fishing village and one of the Snæfellsnes’ most active trading posts. Remnants of a bustling port throughout the […]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was one of my favorite movies of 2013, so during our trip in Iceland we paid homage to it by visiting one of its film locations. While the story takes the audience through various countries and adventures, many of the scenes were shot in Iceland. There are locations all […]
Hallo! I hope the winter has been treating you warmly. Our family Christmas trip has come and gone and leading up to our departure I was all kinds of nervous and excited. It was my first time visiting Europe, and my mom planned our entire trip, so aside from a few key locations here and […]