A gray cat slinks past a wooden house.
There’s something a little intimidating attempting to describe.
Time to head for the island of Miyajima. Our first two legs will be aboard the famous Shinkansen trains. Also known as “bullet trains”. Many countries have developed high-speed rail to connect major cities, including Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan. …
Alaska Visitors Center, Anchorage, Ak. This authentic sod-roofed log cabin, on the corner of Fourth Ave. and F Street in downtown Anchorage, houses the Alaska Visitor Center. To me, it symbolizes the very cornerstone of life on the Last Frontier. How appropriate to start this photographic adventure right here. I’ve seen many fellow …
Can black beaches be that pretty? Some sayeth “No”? Well let’s see… But first, while Winnie and her folks were having breakfast, I strolled a couple hundred meters over to Vík í Mýrdal town’s black volcanic beach for a preview of the day’s coming attractions, where I shot an image of those spires in the …
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Shooting the Bird(s) and Fresh Seafood, Iceland Style! Today, we’re gonna get rowdy and SHOOT THE BIRDS. A lot of birds. Then for a nice on-board fresh seafood buffet like you’ve never been to before. Did I say “fresh”? Oh, baby! Our ride for the day: The Saerun – Das …
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Day 2: Reykjavik Our second day’s adventure started with breakfast, of course. It was actually quite the nice spread, and I have to admit there were a lot of fish dishes. For breakfast. And nothing smelled… well, fishy… I think all the breakfast seafood that I sampled were still living in the ocean a couple …
After a really good night’s sleep, we’re off to see fosses. A lot of fosses. They’re everywhere! And all… simply beautiful. The first thing one starts to look for is steam rising up in the distance from mother earth… Always head for the rising mists… Seljalandsfoss Here, Winnie tries to get a first photo of …
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Day three – cont’d The middle of day three finds us heading for yet another waterfall. Sigh. It couldn’t possibly be as pretty as Seljanlandsfoss. Or could it? Skogafoss is considered to be one of Iceland’s most beautiful waterfalls. (Ed note: I haven’t seen an ugly one yet.) Some are small and intricate, some are …
Day 2, cont’d. Keep drivin’, Winnie. We’re burning daylight. Next stop… Gullfoss Gullfoss Gullfoss and the surrounding area were made a nature preserve in 1979. The area’s ecosystem is also protected, and it’s vegetation remains pretty well untouched. Attempts are still being made every single day to minimize man’s footprint, to keep man-made structures …
Iceland really does have an ice cap atop the island. It’s called Vatnajokull. The average thickness of the ice is 400 m (1,300 ft), with a maximum thickness of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Beneath this huge ice field is a whole array of volcanos and fissures, many of which are still quite active. This ice …
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A journey of more than four thousand miles begins with… Our Ride’s Here ! ….a single step off the jetway onto the aircraft. Adventure awaits those who are not afraid. And it’s a lot easier if you can ride in Business First! Lucky us, our Global Entry cards, and print-em-at-home boarding passes got us …