I lost track of how many times my son watched the original How To Train Your Dragon movie. The conservative estimate is well over 50 times within the first year of its DVD release. Sure, this was not the first time a kid wanted a favorite show on repeat, nor would it be the last. What surprised me was that I was right there next to him for nearly every showing, and nearly all of those viewings were voluntary.
Read MoreMy wife and I traveled to Iceland in June 2019. We hit most of the popular spots and some less popular spots as well.
Read MoreGullfoss, the Gold or Golden Falls, is one of the biggest waterfalls in Europe and the namesake of Iceland’s Golden Circle. The falls are located south of the glacier Langjökull and northwest of Geysir. The Hvitá river flows from its source, the glacial lake Hvitárvatn, southwest for 40 kilometers before it reaches the gorge at Gullfoss.
Read MoreAs someone who loves both geography and history, Þingvellir was one of the places I knew I had to visit.
Read MoreWhen it comes to waterfalls in Iceland, Seljalandsfoss routinely cracks most Top 5 lists. The falls are on the leading southwestern edge of the now-infamous Eyjafjallajökull, and is fed from the Seljalands River that originates higher up the volcano.
Read MoreNot far from Stöng, the Rauðá river runs through an area in the upper Þjórsárdalur valley, an area full of particularly green vegetation and striking rock-and-waterfall formations.
Read MoreThere is not one thing I can say about the Geysir hot spring area that already can’t be found in any basic search for the Golden Circle.
That won’t stop me from trying, of course.
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