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Salvation and returning ‘heim’
Once again I made it through the night with very little sleep, interrupted umpteen times by my own snoring. The next morning, I was in such a state of emotional stress from lack of sleep and personal space that I was nearly to tears on my way out the door to return the rental car.…
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The Incredible Journey, and the Night of a Thousand CouchSurfers
After a couple weeks of working at Silva, I was scheduled to go and stay with a CouchSurfing host and meet up with a girl from France so that we could travel around for a day. But the thing to remember while traveling the way I do is that plans, regardless of how far in…
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Northern Hospitality
As we arrived in Akureyri I could tell this city was going to be even less full of things to do than Reykjavík. But even so, I’d found so many things to entertain myself with in Reykjavík that surely going to a small town would be fine, and Akureyri does not disappoint. However, my stay…
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The Day of Black Sun
Checking out the botanical garden in whatever city you’re visiting is generally a good idea. Especially when it’s the second-largest in the country in terms of variety. But all that it moot when the entirety of the garden is covered in enough snow to drown a yeti. Iceland’s weather is as unpredictable as it is…
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Interview with Ragnar Ólafsson of Árstíðir
Árstíðir (English: ‘Seasons,’ website here) is an independent band based out of Reykjavík, Iceland. Their music includes ochestral elements, folk, rock, classical, and are uniquely heavy on vocal talent and lyrical complexity (due to the fact that all of their members sing). Their music often contain motifs that are darker than their incredibly touching melodies and perfect harmonies let…
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Iceland uses Blizzard. It’s super effective!
Days pass differently in Iceland than they do in other countries I’ve visited. At this point in the year, Iceland is just beginning to see the sun again for more than a couple hours a day, and the total darkness that eclipsed everything here for three months has fortunately passed. Now, there are about 11…
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Travel are hard
After getting back to Oslo, I met my new host (who prefers not to have his photo on the blog, so I’ll refrain), but it’s been an amazing few days back in the city. Just when I think there’s nothing else to discover, there’s another entirely new section of the city that I haven’t explored…
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Oops! We did it again
Ack! So much has happened it’s insane! I have a feeling keeping up with this blog on this tr will be significantly more difficult than last time. But I’ll do my best. So my next stop after Oslo was Drammen, something like half an hour west from the capital city. Initially I had a bit.…
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Oslo, city of snorts
Wow. So I’ve spent one weekend in Norway and it’s been absolutely amazing and crazy and… I’ll just start with the plane ride. The family I had met in the airport that knew my host in Drammen, Liv, ended up sitting right front of me on the plane. But in my row, I sat next…
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On the Road Again
http://youtu.be/2LeqaIzGk5k This is my first time taking MegaBus and other than the bus being two and a half hours late in subzero weather, it’s been pretty nice. A middle-aged woman and her seven-year-old daughter took shelter in my car while we waited for the bus, and the little girl explained Minecraft to me while excitedly…
