Iceland's #1 attraction; the Blue Lagoon- The power plant uses the scalding hot water brought up from thousands of feet underground through boreholes to be used to generate electricity within steam turbines. The run-off water was too mineral rich and salty to be used directly in home heating systems, and an area was created to... Continue Reading →
How I came to go to Iceland
In 2007 I was working as a financial advisor at an investment firm. It was really hard and stressful, 14-hour days six days a week, most of it spent building a network of leads that I could prospect and turn into clients. By the spring of 2008 I was starting to see results: my clients... Continue Reading →
Tablelands, NFLD #2
In spite of the continued heatwave, I am slowly walking up the trail towards the Tablelands with my brimmed cap pulled low to my sunglasses. I have a good grip on my water bottle and my camera swings from left to right by the strap around my neck. I am braving the 34 degrees Celsius... Continue Reading →
White Rocks Walking Trail, Flowers Cove, NFLD
Route 430, Flower's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada. Coordinates; 51.3027, -56.7225. The White Rocks Walking Trail is dedicated to the memory of the First World War veteran Lt. Albert. S Rose. The air was humid and still as I walked along the wooden boardwalk. A black fly continuously did loops around my head looking for an open... Continue Reading →
Battle Harbour, NFLD #4
Una and Jim followed me through the Bunkhouse out to the kitchen area. "I don't have any ice," I say as I reach up into the cupboard and pull down a couple of plastic glasses and set them down on the counter. Unscrewing the cap from the bottle of the pinot grigio, I fill up... Continue Reading →
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