THE NOT SO BLONDE TRAVEL

When the doctor said I couldn’t get on a plane for at least 10 days and I had to cancel my trip to Seattle and my trip to San Fran, what other choice did I have then to drive to Sequoia National Park to go explore?  None ...  It was evident that waking up at 6 am, driving 280 miles to explore the sequoias for 5 hours and driving back another 280 miles that same day was the only option left for my wanderlust travel addicted soul.  Of course, if I were a sane and reasonable human being, I would have stayed home, in between the bazillion soft blankets scattered in our living room and binge-watched a show on Netflix. I am sure that’s what the doctor had in mind. However, I have my own mind and my mind can be very stubborn. Luckily, my step son is a mini me when it comes to travel: ADVENTURE is also his middle name, so he was all for waking up  early  and driving all day in hopes to see giant trees.  Thankfully, our  really long drive was w...

  Iceland was really one of those trips that just happened. Let me define "just happened."  I met a guy. He said his dream was to go to Iceland. I wanted to go too. A week later, we landed in Keflavik together. And the fun began with non stop activities. And no I didn't end up marrying him. He loved Pop Tarts, I loved Nutella: we were just too different for the long run -:)  But here is what we both loved: Iceland. Whether hiking on the impressive glaciers of Vatnajokull, river rafting the Hivta River or riding Icelandic horses on lava landscape, it was all breathtaking experiences. go whale watching as well  My personal favorite, even though I am very much a horse person, was ice climbing on the glacier. Perhaps it was because I won the race that I loved it so much.  The Blue Lagoon was pretty fantastic too. Yes it is a tourist attraction, but I was a tourist, and really where else can you bath in super war...