Spending a couple of days in London with my two oldest boys has been a fun experience. I myself have not spent some time in this historical city since I was a teenager. Arriving at the Heathrow Airport was a simple process and from there we were able to easily connect to the London Tube (Underground Subway).


It took about 40 minutes to get to the centre of London from the airport. Our hotel (Best Western Burns Hotel) was located conveniently about a 2 minute walk from the Earl's Court Station which is also on the same Piccadilly line from the airport. Following the directions provided we were relaxing in our...

I spent a full day with “Mountain Guides” of Iceland exploring the outback of this amazing country. As it was February we also enjoyed an unusual day after a fresh dumping of snow which only added to the adventure (as well as about 1.5 hour to the 9 hour tour). We had been told that Iceland had not received much snow again this winter. Many point the finger at global warming. But the day before we arrived (Feb 2nd) it started to snow and continued for the 4 days I spent on this memorable Northern island. It was my 3rd and final day and I was ready to go exploring.


We were picked up by our...

Iceland – February 1, 2011

Flying into Iceland at 7am from Seattle has been a great stop on the way to Europe! I looked out the window to see a fresh dusting of snow on the ground. I was advised that there had not been any snow until now. That for the past 10 years Iceland's winters have been very mild. But I was happy to see the snow, after all that's how I had envisioned Iceland this Northern island.

Exiting the small airport was a rather simple process that did not take much time at all. Upon exiting I took my bus transfer ticket that I had purchased in advance and provided it to lady manning...

Cinque Terre

The 5 lands of Italy are five remote villages perched along the Mediterranean Coast. The four towns of Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola and Riomaggiore hug the shoreline while Corniglia rests high on a cliff face overlooking the sea with its clock-tower church. While staying in this hilltop village of Corniglia for a few days I had the opportunity to look back into old Italy with its friendly villagers and cobblestone streets.

We arrived after a 4 hour rickety train ride from Rome. While access to this village in the past was exclusively by boat, a local commuter train now slices through...