Hello, again, Blogonauts! For a few hours, it was touch-and-go, but as Toby predicted, today has been sunny here in Valencia, Spain. There are some attached photos to prove it. I arrived yesterday after a smooth and jetting jaunt across the Atlantic, and a jerking nail-biter of a taxi ride to Toby's apartment. From my assessment, both means of conveyance traveled at close to the same speed, although the cab ride had a distinct lack of refreshements on offer. O...

Hello, again, Blogonauts! An ounce of pounce can be as valuable as a ton of anticipation. And thus, I've lept onto a chance to travel again, with only a bit more than a week of admittedly partial planning. This time it's a major meander, lasting 3 weeks. The route began with a flight to the land of my roots, where I'm visiting my mom in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains. Then tomorrow (Wednesday), the airlines will ricochet my luggage and me from Dixie ...

Hello again, Blogonauts! Well, I'm home. There were no noticeable slip-ups in my return from Iceland. Delta landed the plane a few minutes early. Customs and border control at Logan Airport created fewer headaches than ever. And my 3-hour drive to pick up Bergen and bring us both back home to New Hampshire was simply routine. After 2 weeks of touring one country, there were a few overall impressions that didn't fit well into any single blog entry. So in the int...

Hello again, Blogonauts! It was chilly and damp, so rather than go swimming, I decided to stay dry. (For many of you, this may appear to be particularly dry…but I had fun.) Today is my final day in Iceland, and to integrate what I had learned in the last two weeks, I spent several hours perusing the exhibits in the National Museum. (There are a several photos from the museum in the accompanying album.) Unlike most of the inhabited parts of the planet, ...

Hello again, Blogonauts. After several days spent driving, by today my enthusiasm for the steering wheel, gearshift, and questionable automobile upholstery had decidedly dwindled. But my drive to see interesting sites remained high, so I cobbled together a plan. First, take a hike in a genuine forest that sits atop a hill overlooking Reykjavik. The spot offered a nice view of the town. There is a museum, of sorts, on the hill, and in the museum was an ice crea...