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World’s weirdest hotels

Freyja Oddsdóttir — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:04 +0000

Have you ever wanted to live with giraffes or sleep with the fish in the sea? Or do you simply wanna try something weird like sleeping in an open sewer or an escape pod? Now you can, because Dohop has found you the weirdest hotels in the world! Giraffe Manor in Langata, Kenya, is arranged so that roaming giraffes [...]

Packing the sensible way

Freyja Oddsdóttir — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:47:36 +0000

It has been said that the happiest traveller is the one that can fit his bag under a seat on the bus, or take it as hand luggage on a flight. You may not believe this is feasible… but most of us learn the hard way that this is not only true, but actually possible! Take a [...]

Packing the emotional way

Freyja Oddsdóttir — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:09:29 +0000

Are you about to embark on a long trip? Are you moving to another country? If you are, you may have started to feel the agony of deciding of what to take with you and what to leave behind… especially when you realize that you can only bring 20 kgs with you. Most of us [...]

Marin County, California

Katrín Sif — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:43:41 +0000

If you cross the Golden Gate Bridge, just north of San Francisco you will find Marin County, a beautiful, sparcely populated oasis of redwoods, beach and countryside. I roadtripped with a friend north up the 101, and then went west towards Muir Beach, until finally driving along the coast up to Stinson Beach. The drive [...]

Wellington in one day…on a budget!

Freyja Oddsdóttir — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:35:44 +0000

Should you find yourself with a day to spare in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, you should consider yourself lucky as there is plenty of things to do and see… and the best of all is that most of them are free! One of the coolest things about Wellington is the national museum, Te Papa. [...]

The Coffee-chase!

Júlíana Björnsdóttir — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:52:29 +0000

Last Friday morning was rather unusual for me, I found myself roaming around Kringlan, Iceland’s first shopping mall, and actually purchasing a couple of items. Kringlan is an excellent place to do your shopping when visiting Iceland during winter or on a rainy day. On this particular occasion though, my initial plan, to which I [...]

Massaging South East Asia

Erna Eiríksdóttir — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:16:55 +0000

When traveling in Asia, long flights, hours on trains, more hours on buses, hours on foot while exploring something new, uncomfortable beds and even an upset belly are bound to follow you. A good massage seems to fix all of the world’s problems – the problem is that there are too many of them. The [...]

How to make your winter bearable

Freyja Oddsdóttir — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:26 +0000

Summer is over…the nights are getting colder, you’re no longer wearing sandals and you’ve even caught an autumn cold. There is no better time than right now to start planning your warm getaway in the middle of winter! A good thing about most of these destinations is that they’re not only warm, but they also offer [...]

A profile of a Café Kaffismiðja Íslands

Rúna Vala — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:55:59 +0000

I enter Kaffismiðja Íslands and ask for Sonja Björk Grant, with whom I have already made an appointment. I’m directed to her as she is working in a back room. We sit down in the office and she brings me a delightful Chai latte. Rúna Vala: What was the reason you came up with the idea? Sonja: There was [...]

Autumn in Berkeley

Katrín Sif — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:55:45 +0000

Today is the first day of rain I’ve seen since moving to California in August. And boy is it raining; 4 inches in just one day, with lots of wind and grey clouds to complete the miserable day. The leaves are starting to turn auburn, the days are getting slightly shorter, and the air is [...]