Justin Goes Places
After spending a day in San Diego’s Gaslamp district, which was certainly not without its charms, La Jolla was a welcome reprieve from the more urban feeling of this particular part of the city. Far removed from the huge skyscrapers and chain hotels, La Jolla is a more of a small, charming neighborhood of San … Continue reading Exploring La Jolla
Cowles Mountain is the highest peak in San Diego, at just over 1,500 feet. It is also the most popular hike in San Diego, said to receive even more daily visitors than Mount Fuji in Japan. by
After a couple of years of going on full throttle travel adventures, we were quite happy to slow things down a bit and head to the Caribbean for some sun and relaxation. After having visited Iceland the previous month, we figured: what better follow up trip than the exact opposite – the tropics. No hikes … Continue reading Getting off the beaten path in St. John
We were booked on the first departure on the Baldur Ferry to cross the sea between Snaefellsnes and the Westfjords. The journey took about 2 1/2 hours and the boat stopped at the small island of Flatey to let off a number of the passengers, before heading on to dock in the town of Brjánslækur. The … Continue reading Iceland, A Land of Diversity, Part 5: The Westfjords
Upon awakening the following morning in Hellnar, the raging storm was still in full effect – sideways blowing rain, winds at tropical storm force, it was not an ideal situation for hitting the road. But weather can vary so drastically from one place to another, and we had a lot of things planned, so after … Continue reading Iceland, A Land of Diversity, Part 4: Northern Snaefellsnes Peninsula
The Snæfellsnes peninsula is like a microcosm of the entire country of Iceland. If one only has a few days to explore the country, they would be well advised to spend that time here to get a good idea of what the rest of the country has to offer. From volcanoes, glaciers, ice caps, lava fields, … Continue reading Iceland, A Land of Diversity, Part 3: Southern Snæfellsnes Peninsula
After wrapping up 2 days of brilliant sunshine in Vik and it’s surroundings, we began to make our way back west for the next leg of our journey. I had booked us in the town of Hveragerði in the southwest corner of Iceland for a night at a guesthouse called Frost og Funi, which translates to … Continue reading Iceland, A Land of Diversity, Part 2: Hveragerði and the Golden Circle
I am just one day back home from 10 days in Iceland and I’m still feeling the afterglow of the visit. I was completely and utterly blown away by Iceland. After months of planning, reading, and generally obsessing about the trip, my expectations were high. They were exceeded. Iceland is a land of contrasts. During … Continue reading Iceland, A Land of Diversity, Part 1: South
Portland, Oregon is probably our favorite city in the world. A vegetarian mecca, where even the diviest of dive bars will have a full vegan menu of bar food. Bikes rule the streets, cars will stop in the middle of the road for pedestrians, everyone recycles, there are more craft beers than there are people … Continue reading Portland, Oregon, Cannon Beach, and Southern Washington
Some jerk once said: It’s more about the journey than the destination. Well, this reckless individual obviously has never had the experience of passing through a modern airport. We used to get stressed and frazzled at the beginning of our journeys, wondering if we’d make our flight, wondering what new rules the TSA had implemented … Continue reading Taking the Stress Out of Travel
