The Westman Islands’ Puffin Patrol: an Icelandic Tradition December 29, 2020Posted inEurope, Iceland, Stories, Travel Musings September harkens in the noble puffin patrol. The children of Heimaey save baby puffins that have landed in their town and free them out towards the open ocean.
An American’s Unintentional Travel Through COVID Italy December 22, 2020Posted inCOVID Stories, Europe, Italy, Personal Essays, Stories, Travel Musings It was time to leave Iceland. I had 30 more days left on my Schengen Zone visa but David had two weeks before having to pay…
A COVID Christmas – The Icelandic Yule Lads Visit Croatia December 18, 2020Posted inCOVID Stories, Croatia, Europe, Iceland, Personal Essays, Stories, Travel Musings For last ten to twelve years, my mother has been sending me the yearly Jacquie Lawson advent calendar but for this COVID Christmas, I find myself…