I arrived in Reykjavik with a nasty cold and a sprained ankle. The cold had started a few days before, and whilst it was subsiding, my brain was still foggy and my breathing difficult. My ankle? I only have myself to blame. I have an uncanny ability to space out, which isn’t great when you … Continue reading Arrival in Iceland: exploring Reykjavik without breaking the wallet
"It's the Toblerone Mountain!!", I said, excitedly, with a childish grin stamped on my face, whilst my friend, an actual adult, held her 6 months old baby daughter, whilst her partner struggled to find the diapers. Who was the actual child in there? Jokes aside, I love that I can still feel excited and marvelled … Continue reading The day I saw the “Toblerone” Mountain
Let me tell you the story of the day I went to Chamonix and how two distant places became connected by an unfortunate loss that still haunts me. First, I have to tell you about a special purchase I made in Cusco. On my last morning there, I walked into a small jewelry shop. I … Continue reading Charming Chamonix and a personal little loss
Only one day left in Sicily. I had started my journey in Palermo, where the weather was for the most part overcast, touching on cold temperatures, with some rain here and there. Cefalu welcomed me with blue skies, but it only lasted for this day - my time in Taormina had been grey and wet. … Continue reading Chasing the sun to Siracusa: the End of my Sicilian Journey
I never quite expected that my first experience in an actual active volcano would be surrounded by snow. But that's what the faiths had in mind for me, even though it was already the beginning of April in Sicily. I got picked up at my hotel in Catania at 7:30am. It was Easter Sunday, the … Continue reading Climbing the Tallest Active Volcano in Europe: Etna in the snow
