by ginakingsley1 | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tenacity and adventure were combined into one on this interview! College study abroad trips fascinate me. A young lady I’ve known since she was a toddler took an extensive one last year. This beautiful and savvy friend of mine has a luminous spirit and heart. I...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
My cousin completed an amazing study abroad trip last year. This darling go-getter has used organizational skills and adventure that have enhanced her driven spirit. She was based in Seville, Spain for this study abroad trip. At only 19 years old, she has achieved...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
A friend of mine is a charismatic and vivacious young man named Jonathan Tschetter. Jonathan, (JJ or “double J” as I like to call him) is a family friend, a peer of my older sons, and was a camp counselor for our youngest son. His travel knowledge is very...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our father has been to 55 countries; partly due to his time in the Merchant Marines and partly due to being an American Airlines employee. Recently, I recorded a list of the countries he’s been to but I never knew specific details about his job duties until I...
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...
by ginakingsley1 | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
When you’re focusing on climbing, hiking, or touring Machu Picchu, you might not even realize that all the mountain towns on the way there build up to the excitement. Climbing or hiking “Old Mountain” which is the Quechua word for Machu Picchu, are...
