I’m reading a book about Icelandic people, Independent People, written by Halldor Laxness. It is an epic tome about Bjartur from Summerhouses and his determination to live independent of help and be his own master, thereby subjecting his family to poverty and misery. It created an expectation that I would come to Iceland and meet these …
Looking back on that infamous train ride, I guess it was a good experience, a good story, and a great memory maker. But that night the only thing it felt like was hot, sweaty, and cramped. The train was an overnight ride from Malmo, Sweden to Berlin, Germany. Everybody knew it was going to be …
Our countdown is 35 minutes. I’m struggling to find a movie that I downloaded, fielding technology questions i cant answer and foregoing a trip to the restroom to get this posted! Surreal. And scared. And incredibly excited!! I can’t believe the journey is actually beginning!! Thanks for all the well wishes and help getting ready. …
Highway to Home -
I sit silently, caccooned in a symphony of thought, as we speed northward along the Pan American highway, away from...
Border Crossing in Central America -
Our "end game" as I have been calling it, has been kind of a moving target, tough to pin down....
San Pedro De Atacama: A land of wonder and extremes -
As I look out over the desolate dry landscape of the Atacama with it's valleys, canyons, huge sand dunes, and...