by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
My Mother’s Fabulous First Journey My mother and two of her first cousins traveled with their mothers to Greece, Turkey, France and Egypt in 1950. It was the first time they were going to meet their grandmother. Mom was approximately fifteen years old at the time and...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
New Year’s Eve in Iceland is a unique celebration of traditions, fireworks and a bonfire. Fire and Icelandia! That’s one of the perks about going there in the winter rather than going during the summer (which I imagine is also breathtaking). Our...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
The most anticipated landmark for my Iceland trip, the Blue Lagoon, is considered one of the 25 natural wonders of the world and has many interesting factoids. Its geothermally heated seawater benefits the skin in numerous ways because of its rich minerals. After all...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Is Iceland on your bucket list? …It is for many people, mostly for the wilderness of it all. It certainly had been on my list for a while and exhilarated my senses. Its capital city of Reykjavik had not really registered to me up until I departed for the trip. I...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Remember Bjork’s lyrics ,”Big Time Sensuality…?” My trip to Iceland was the first time the words intimate and intimacy revealed themselves to me in relevance to a country’s vibe. Possibly, because that is how Iceland is—always...
