Category: Travel Diary

  • Reykjavik, Iceland: Snowmobiling, Ice Cave and Ponies

    Reykjavik, Iceland: Snowmobiling, Ice Cave and Ponies

    *Long post alert* (Got a short post yesterday and a long one today-I had to even it out somehow). Day 4: I slept pretty good last night and stayed in bed as long as I could this morning. With this being our last full day here in Iceland we were…

  • Reykjavik, Iceland: Snorkeling (Attempted)

    Reykjavik, Iceland: Snorkeling (Attempted)

    Day 3: I fell asleep last night before I could post my write-up but I got up around 4:30am, got ready for bed, finished it and posted it. I laid back down around 8am and actually bought a flight for next month (Denver-I wasn’t looking but I was looking). I…

  • Reyjavik, Iceland: The Golden Circle and Gulfoss Falls

    Reyjavik, Iceland: The Golden Circle and Gulfoss Falls

    Day 2: Got up this morning at 8am to find that it snowed/was snowing a bit outside. I got ready for the day and went downstairs to get breakfast. Kassandra and I would meet in the lobby at 9:30am to begin walking to the bus terminal for our 10am Golden…

  • Reykjavik, Iceland: City Tour, Sky Lagoon and Northern Lights Tour

    Reykjavik, Iceland: City Tour, Sky Lagoon and Northern Lights Tour

    Day 1: After we arrived safely at the airport (thank God), we snagged a few small bottles of liquor from the duty free shop and waited for the public bus into Reykjavik. We walked outside near the airport and caught the bus which was a good hour ride (I didn’t…

  • Reykjavik, Iceland: Manifest Iceland Flight (Quick Story)

    Reykjavik, Iceland: Manifest Iceland Flight (Quick Story)

    Quick Flight Storytime: The plane ride at one point gave me anxiety and I had to get myself together because at a point while I was awake trying to go back to sleep suddenly we sped up as if there was some resistance (it felt like we were falling but…

  • Paris, France: Time to Say Goodbye

    Paris, France: Time to Say Goodbye

    Day 7: Departure Day We woke up at 6am and got ourselves ready to go. Everything was already packed for the most part and we had cleaned up the place last night. We made sure we had everything as we ate a quick breakfast and took out the trash. Lina…

  • Paris, France: Free Day

    Paris, France: Free Day

    Day 6: Free Day We didn’t sleep that great last night but thankfully today we had nowhere we needed to be. We both were up around 6:45am but went back to sleep (I applied for some jobs and checked emails and my mom watched Youtube). We got up around 12:30pm…

  • Paris, France: Louvre Museum and Night Bus Tour

    Paris, France: Louvre Museum and Night Bus Tour

    Day 5: Paris: Skip the line Louvre Ticket with Host for Mona Lisa and Paris: Night Bus Tour with Audio Guide When I say we slept in we slept in and didn’t get up until after 11am. We decided the night before we’d leave the house at 12:25pm to head…

  • Paris, France-Self-Made Bracelet and Pastries

    Paris, France-Self-Made Bracelet and Pastries

    Day 4: Create your self-made bracelet souvenir from Paris Last night’s sleep was a good one and my mom and I woke up feeling refreshed. Our only activity for the day begins at 11am so we didn’t have to wake up really early. We get ready and leave for the…

  • Paris, France: Secret Covered Passages and the Paradox Museum

    Paris, France: Secret Covered Passages and the Paradox Museum

    Day 3: Winter Tour of Secret Covered Passages and the Paradox Museum My mom and I both agreed neither of us got a good night’s rest last night. My body was so cold it took me hours to get warm and my mom heard every noise you can imagine through…