Longship museum working replica
Off the boat
We opted for a few of Viking's optional (read: "expensive") shore activities. Marida did the Viking Longship museum in Roskilde, Denmark and later the famous burial site of Lindholm Hoje.…
Those fjantastic fjords
Our 13-day cruise on Viking Neptune took us to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Åland Islands (Finland), Poland and Germany, alternating picturesque little ports with big modern cities like Stockholm, Oslo, and…
Going A-Viking
On this longship your biggest challenge is tidying your stateroom so your steward can clean Brutal as they were, the Vikings were clean, according to historians. Their habit of bathing…
Five lessons on traveling in Iceland
Going to Iceland? Here's what we wish we had known. Buy a case of wine on your arrival. Every glass you order at your hotel will cost the equivalent of…
Where are all the cats?
Reykjavik tourist shops are filled with T-shirts sporting variations on the I Visited Iceland theme, including one touting "Cats Of Reykjavik." Where have they put them? During every trip we…
A cow-patterned country
The road from the eastern fjords to Lake Mvatyn in northern Iceland is like a high cold desert, devoid of vegetation, settlements or even sheep. On all sides are volcanic…
A theology of geology and biology
That title is a stretch, but Marida IS obsessed with geology and Terri WAS going to die if she Didn't See Puffins. In the end, we both got our wish,…
Rules for driving in Iceland
There is actually only one key rule for driving in Iceland: Don't. Look Over. The Edge. If you do happen to glance down as you are hurtling at 60 miles…
Water falling everywhere
The sunny days we spent in Reykjavik turned out to be an anomaly for early May, and the weather reverted to rainy, windy type for the next few days. This…
Bucket List winners & losers
As people at home in the US comfortably strolled outside to see the northern lights, extraordinarily bright and visible as far south as Texas, we in Iceland continued to travel…
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