Tag Archive: Iceland

Weekend Getaway – Iceland

It’s no surprise that I’d choose Iceland as our second weekend getaway…. given the seven posts I devoted to it not so long ago. However I thought since the air is getting crisper, and the leaves are falling, Iceland is the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. (1) Watch The Juniper Tree (an Icelandic movie…

Adventures in Iceland – Six Word Wednesday

I can’t write about Iceland forever. Reykjavik, Iceland The coastline Geysir Cute Pup on the open road “I see sheep. And grass. And ice.” Gullfoss Linking up today with Toddler Summer for Sarah’s Six Word Wednesday. You can read more about our travels to Iceland here, here, here, here, and here.

Traveling with a Toddler Tips {Momma Time Out}

This is another post in a series aimed at helping parents who travel with toddlers. You can read more tips here, here, and here. A few months before our big trip to Iceland, I had the pleasure of having a Chipotle lunch with two of my favorite Paris(ish) bloggers, Expat Edna and Emily from ?…

Adventures in Iceland – The Accidentals

This is a continuation of our five-day trip to Iceland in July 2012. You can read more about our travels here, here, here, here, and here. A lot can be said for good planning on a trip, and I am a firm believer in embracing my inner A-Type personality and planning the hell out of…

Adventures in Iceland – The Mortification of Momma

This is a continuation of our five-day trip to Iceland in July of 2012. You can read more about our travels here, here, here, and here. In my world, opportunities that are meant for kicking back and relaxing become overwhelming and stressful, either by my own doing or by the universe, attempting to kick my…

Adventures in Iceland – Momma Freak Out

This is a continuation of our five-day trip to Iceland in July of 2012. You can read more about our travels here, here, and here. After narrowly escaping death by nightlock blueberries (not really), we continued hiking up to the top of a high cliff at Þingvellir National Park in search of an amazing waterfall…

Adventures in Iceland – Nightlock Berries

On our flight from Paris to Reykjavik, I was a bit too excited to see what movies waited for me on the head rest video screen on Iceland Air. “New movies, squee!!!! In English, double squee!!!” So imagine my surprise and elation when I discovered “The Hunger Games” on the movie list (it was a…

Adventures in Iceland

I’m a Gemini. In the world of a Gemini, it’s commonplace to change your mind. A lot. To see things from multiple perspectives, hating something one moment, to loving it the next. I know, it sounds hooky to use your birth sign as justifications for one’s behavior, but it’s the only way I can describe…

Shhh. I Ate Horse.

I said I wasn’t going to blog about the fact that I ate horse meat in Iceland because a.) People who I know and love LOVE horses. Ride them. Own them. b.) I don’t want to offend anyone. That being said, I’ve been struggling writing about life without sounded a bit too pretentious or vague…

Bon Voyage & an I Heart Paris Giveaway

By this time tomorrow we’ll be in Iceland, and to say that I’m excited is the understatement of the century. I cherish all of the amazing places we’ve gone since coming to Paris but I am especially looking forward to Iceland because it has been a #1 bucket list destination for Papa. Everyone should complete…