How To See & Photograph The Northern Lights In Iceland

Have you ever dreamed about seeing the colorful aurora borealis dancing in the night sky? Here’s how to find & photograph the amazing Northern Lights in Iceland! Witnessing the magic of the northern lights at least once is a bucket-list experience for most people. I’ve been lucky enough to see and photograph the “Aurora Borealis”… Continue reading How To See & Photograph The Northern Lights In Iceland

Hiking Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area (Icelandic Highlands)

Deep within Iceland’s central highlands, Kerlingarfjöll is a group of small geothermically active and rust-colored mountains capped with snow. Here’s how to organize your own self-drive adventure. Kerlingarfjöll is a lesser-known day-hiking experience not too far away from Iceland’s famous Golden Circle route. It was one of my favorite stops in Iceland! If you want to get… Continue reading Hiking Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area (Icelandic Highlands)

Fire Sweeps Through the Streets of Edinburgh for Hogmanay

Each winter thousands of people march through the streets of Edinburgh with flaming torches to celebrate the Hogmanay New Year. What could possibly go wrong? Actually, nothing goes wrong. Complete strangers join together to walk side by side. Everyone is polite and courteous to each other. When we visited, 35,000 people from around the world… Continue reading Fire Sweeps Through the Streets of Edinburgh for Hogmanay

Wild Kamchatka: Visiting Russia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders

On the remote Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, indigenous Even people watch over large herds of reindeer as their ancestors have for centuries. We caught up with them after traveling by snowmobile. Blowing winter snow stung my face like 1000 tiny frozen needles. Riding snowmobiles through a whiteout in 60 mph winds, with a wind chill… Continue reading Wild Kamchatka: Visiting Russia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders