Our first stop along the Ring Road was Seljalandsfoss. This is a tall waterfall that you are able to walk behind. We donned our raincoats and rain pants, which were key because we got absolutely …
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Iceland – Golden Circle, Part 2 – September 6, 2022

In the morning, we woke up and walked across the street to the Haukadalur valley geothermal area. Since it was fairly early, there were not many other people there, making it quite peaceful. We walked …
Continue readingIceland – Arrival and Golden Circle, Part 1 – September 5, 2022

We arrived at Keflavik airport on a Monday morning after an overnight flight from Toronto. Our plane had been delayed about an hour, but getting through the airport was quick. Although, for those flying into …
Continue readingMexico Beach and Port St. Joe, Florida with Kids – April 2022

Towards the beginning of 2022, we were really jonesing for a beach vacation. We usually head toward the Destin area, and had planned to go last fall, but that was around the time of the …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids – November 14-20, 2021

I booked our first Disney trip as a family of three in the spring of 2021. My 40th birthday was coming up in November, and I wanted to spend it away from home, and I …
Continue readingCharleston – March 14-18, 2018

Mr. Strange and I wanted to take an easy trip for our first anniversary and the last trip before LS arrived. I was 30 weeks pregnant, so we decided to go somewhere neither of us …
Continue readingHollywood – March 26-27, 2017

After arriving at LAX, we took an Uber to our hotel off of Hollywood Boulevard, the Redbury Hollywood & Vine, which was located across the street from the iconic Capitol Records building. Our hotel room …
Continue readingBora Bora – March 21-24, 2017

Tuesday, March 21 The flight from Moorea to Bora Bora was on a tiny plane but it was a short flight and amazing to see the island from up in the air. When we arrived …
Continue readingTahiti + Moorea – March 16-20, 2017

Thursday, March 16 We arrived in Tahiti after 10pm local time. We took a taxi to our resort, InterContinental Resort Tahiti, and checked into our room. It was too dark to explore, and we were …
Continue readingCarmel-by-the-Sea – March 12-15, 2017

We made it to Carmel in the evening, where we checked into the Tradewinds Hotel, then headed down to the beach to take in the beautiful sunset. We ate a delicious dinner at Il Tegamino; …
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