28 May 2012 West End Backpackers Hostel – Glasgow The first three nights in Scotland, we stayed with couch surfing hosts in East Kilbride, a suburb southeast of city centre. For our last two d… Read More
24 May 2012 Exploring Glasgow Our favorite thing about travel is exploring a city. Not necessarily hitting up all the "touristy" spots, but we often find ourselves simply s… Read More
20 May 2012 Couch Surfing Host in Reykjavik Óskar was our first host on our round-the-world trip. He is very intelligent, friendly, and fun. We enjoyed conversations over drinks and he s… Read More
19 May 2012 Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa During our last day in Iceland, we visited the Blue Lagoon. It is a geothermal spa near Keflavik. Most energy in Iceland is renewable due to i… Read More
18 May 2012 What We Tried in Iceland We had skyr for a couple of our breakfasts - once (seemingly) homemade and the other store-bought. The homemade version was topped with milk, … Read More
13 May 2012 Eating in Reykjavik on a Budget Everyone will tell you how expensive Iceland can be. However, it is possible to eat here relatively cheaply. Here are a few great options we f… Read More
12 May 2012 Great is the art of beginning, but greater… We had to say goodbye to many people we love in United States before starting our trip. We decided to not tell our parents about the trip unti… Read More
12 May 2012 What’s a girl to pack for an Around … How do you pack for something like this? Especially as a girl...I will be saying goodbye to some of my most prized possessions for a long time… Read More
11 May 2012 Golden Circle We arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland from the airport around 8 in the morning (our first destination), which turned out to be just a bit too late … Read More