FRIDHEIMAR- Tomato Farm in Iceland

What can be better than a farm-to-table food experience where you can see where your food comes from, who grew it for you, and how? Did you know that you can have that experience in a gorgeous greenhouse in the middle of cold Iceland? FRIDHEIMAR is a family run tomato farm located in Reykholt about…

Iceland and Geothermal Energy

What has amazed me most about this country is how the people are able to use what nature has given them to their own advantage. An active volcanic rock with spitting lava and steam coming from the ground has been very creatively turned from something scary into a useful renewable energy source. Iceland’s volcanic activity…

Amazing Iceland, My Love

I fell in love with this place long before I set my foot on the ground. It was a love at first sight – with the first picture of the Blue Lagoon. The mysterious blue waters were pulling me closer and hypnotizing me. I couldn’t think of anything else.  I had to get there and see…

Travel and Surprises

Travel is all about little surprises. These little surprises are the essence of memories and experiences. Flat bread in Iceland could turn out to be actual flat bread: bread that is flattened. Do not expect the pizza-like item cooked in the oven with toppings; instead, you’ll get a cold and flat open sandwich with lots…

The sad story of Perm 36, the one and only museum of the Soviet era political oppression in Russia; or How to rewrite history

Earlier this month, one of the most unique museums in Russia, Perm 36, the one and only museum of political oppression, announced its closure. This museum was special due to the fact that it was located on the site of a former Soviet-era Gulag Camp for political prisoners located in the village of Kuchino, 120…

St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, UK

St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, UK St Michael’s Mount is located about 3 miles from Penzance, Cornwall,  in a town called Marazion. You could get there (from Penzance) on foot with a pleasant 30 minute walk by the shore or by a short taxi ride. Have a cup of tea in the pub right across…