13 Jun 2012 Couch Surfing Host in Edinburgh In Edinburgh, we stayed with Kenny for three nights. Kenny is an incredibly smart and kind person. Kenny hosts many surfers (one of which stuc… Read More
5 Jun 2012 Food of the United Kingdom Overall, the food in the UK has a bit of a bad reputation. Don't let that reputation stop you from trying some of these great dishes. Scotland… Read More
1 Jun 2012 Highlands of Scotland The Scottish Highlands are a land of magnificent beauty. At the feet of the rugged mountains there lie 30,000 deep, dark "lochs", or Scottish … Read More
1 Jun 2012 Couch Surfing Host in Glasgow Our hosts in Glasgow were actually in the suburb of the city called East Kilbride. Domokos and his wife recently moved to Scotland for work fr… Read More
28 May 2012 West End Backpackers Hostel – Glasgow The first three nights in Scotland, we stayed with couch surfing hosts in East Kilbride, a suburb southeast of city centre. For our last two d… Read More
24 May 2012 Exploring Glasgow Our favorite thing about travel is exploring a city. Not necessarily hitting up all the "touristy" spots, but we often find ourselves simply s… Read More
20 May 2012 Couch Surfing Host in Reykjavik Óskar was our first host on our round-the-world trip. He is very intelligent, friendly, and fun. We enjoyed conversations over drinks and he s… Read More
19 May 2012 Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa During our last day in Iceland, we visited the Blue Lagoon. It is a geothermal spa near Keflavik. Most energy in Iceland is renewable due to i… Read More
18 May 2012 What We Tried in Iceland We had skyr for a couple of our breakfasts - once (seemingly) homemade and the other store-bought. The homemade version was topped with milk, … Read More
13 May 2012 Eating in Reykjavik on a Budget Everyone will tell you how expensive Iceland can be. However, it is possible to eat here relatively cheaply. Here are a few great options we f… Read More