I don’t always do things in the right order and Reykjavik would be no different. While many would choose to orient themselves with a city tour either by bus or walking when they first arrive, I would do the walking tour of Reykjavik on my last day in the city […]
Exiting Penn Station, I pushed through the New York City crowds and tried not to get my eyes poked out from the plethora of umbrellas on the street as I walked a few blocks to the Hyatt Place New York Midtown-South. The rain was unending and unavoidable, it started in […]
You learn so much from other people on Twitter chats and often times sharing your “crazy” you find a kindred soul (or ten). The topic on the Sunday Brunch Travel Chat (#sbtc) this week was “Travel Rituals” which made for a lively conversation and the realization that we are all just a […]
Pulling into my driveway last night, the lights didn’t welcome me as they should. I already had a bad feeling about this only to be confirmed when I saw a downed wire in my front yard and tangled in a tree. Which wire was the issue – electric, phone or […]
It seemed silly to fly home after four days in Iceland when I had the option of the “stopover” fare on Icelandair that could allow me to spend time in London. In order to make London work, I remembered that I opened up the Hyatt credit card earlier in the […]
Update to this Post – It wasn’t quite the year I thought it would be which is why you can have many New Year’s Wishes, Dreams and Resolutions but real life smacks you in the face with reality and in my case blows your life up! It would become an […]
Two years ago, I had such an amazing, unbelievable travel year that I finally resolved to start a blog and share my travels, tips and photos. Last year, I shared the ups and downs of that first year in A Year of Chocolate, Cities and Challenges. This year for my […]
When I start researching a hotel, I use a variety of sources – TripAdvisor, blogs, magazine and newspaper reviews, etc. Key factors for me are luxury, location/convenience, points (if applicable) and price. For Reykjavik, I was torn as I was booking three weeks out and there wasn’t much left to […]
Handing my key over to the front desk, I was in search of an affordable breakfast in Reykjavik. Not wanting to do the hotel continental breakfast buffet for $25 (no ala-carte), I wanted to find a local cafe to enjoy a quiet breakfast before my day of adventure. The front […]
All of the weather apps, no matter how much I wished it otherwise, showed rain and clouds for my four day weekend in Reykjavik so I resigned myself that I probably wasn’t going to see the Northern Lights in Iceland on this trip. The Aurora forecast for Iceland was showing […]