Circumambulating the Globe

You experience a city in a unique way when you wander the streets in its early morning hours, before the stores open their doors and before the streets begin to bustle with traffic. On our first few days in Hanoi, adjusting to the 12-hour time difference, we would leave our hostel at first light. Having… Read more

The earliest bus leaving Reykjavík brought me to the trailhead in Skogar at noon. To make it all the way to Landmannalaugar in four days, I couldn’t afford to wait until the following day to start north on the Fimmvörðuháls Trek. Sleeping accommodations between there and Pórsmörk were limited and had to be reserved far… Read more