The Golden Circle is a route that ties together some of Iceland's most iconic landscapes and historical sights. We were a bit late in leaving because there was a mixup as to whether our hotel room included breakfast or not. It turns out that it didn’t but Vic was able to negotiate a reduced price of 2800 ISK, the equivalent of approximately CDN$36 for a basic buffet. After breakfast, off we went to see some of Iceland’s most iconic landscapes and historic ...

Well guys & gals this blog is a little less user friendly than I’d hoped so please forgive spelling mistakes, pictures that are not right side up etc. I just couldn’t keep my eyes open last night to post anything. I felt like I had a whole sandbox in my eyes. So here’s my first attempt on this new blog. After an uneventful flight (except for the northern lights dancing on the roof of the plane) but with virtually no sleep, we arrived in Reykjavik. We...

Our next trip is almost upon us. The main attraction is a Baltic cruise. The cruise is for 11 days and has 6 ports of call. This is a part of the world we haven't been before and are excited to see. Once sailed by explorers in Viking times, the Baltic is home to a myriad of cultures, languages and storied pasts. The northernmost region of Europe encompasses the Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and includes St. Petersburg, R...

Today is our last day. We have to check out by 1:30 (late checkout) but our flight isn't until 6:30. We got up and Vic decided to make coffee. He opened the package and the coffee went everywhere. I guess we were just not meant to have it in our room. So we figured we'd go for breakfast and then one last walkabout to pick up some great hot sauce we've been using. We passed a couple of smart looking policia and I asked if I could take their picture. T...

We slept in today (finally) and decided to go to the Causeway of Amador district for lunch and to enjoy the yacht club scene. First we thought we'd make coffee. Remember we had to ask for some the first day; then the second day we couldn't make it because we thought the coffee mak r was broken..... but it wasn't plugged in (it looked like or was but it was for something else) it ! So on the third day, today, we made some. YUCK! It was like dirty dis...