West Iceland
Earth and Horses: Day 6 After a very extensive buffet breakfast, Pavel and the 5 of us head out on our last day together to the nearby Grabrok volcano crater…. Read more »
Author Archives: Varya
North Iceland
Water and Fire in the North: Day 4 Northern Sights: Day 4 It is early in the morning when I awake and decide to go out for a walk in… Read more »
South and East Iceland
Glaciers and Beaches: Day 2 The wonders of today’s drive include the great Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which we are told covers the most feared Katla volcano which violently erupts every… Read more »
Iceland Viewpoints
Reykjavik Reykjavik is a big city by Icelandic standards — as there are only 375,00 in the whole country and 140,000 people in Reykjavik. And then consider a tourist… Read more »
Ny-Alesund & Out
Old Town Ny-Alesund & Puffins: Day 8 Our last two expedition outings: the first to the research town of Ny-Alesund, once a mining town and more recently since the second… Read more »
North Pole Ice Floes
Ice Floes: Day 6 We woke up this morning in the far north and are spending the day moving through the sea ice that exists near the North Pole. … Read more »
Glaciers and Wildlife
Glaciers: Day 4 I was concerned about my flexibility getting into and out of the rubber zodiac boats but it has not been a problem, even clothed with many layers… Read more »
Arctic Norway
I have arrived into Oslo to begin my arctic exploration. Oslo is a beautiful city by any standards. Not destroyed by the European conflagration of WWII, it proudly displays… Read more »
Bangalore/Bengaluru
India developed and excelled in the art of Billboard Advertising from early on in the 20th century. The intensity of their commercial displays continue although gone are the beautifully… Read more »
Rural Karnataka
I arrive into Bangalore at night and feel like I am coming home when I enter Gayathri’s home. But I have little time to explore the urban changes, as Gayathri,… Read more »