Laura G

Hello Everyone, It's been quite some time since I've revisted the travel journal; but I have set off alone for the great land of Iceland and the midnight sun. I've always wanted to visit Iceland, I'm not sure why but for some reason it has always spoken to me. Reykjavik is the northernmost capital in the world and quite possibly the most expensive. The cuntryside is where it's at though; waterfalls, mountains, volcano's, geothermal hot spots, glaciers, the midnight sun, wildlife, lava fields, etc. Day One I arrived in Reykjavik early Friday morning with all intentions of having a nice relaxing day at the Blue Lagoon with my supervisor, Beth. I know it's pretty random but we definietly have the same vacation mojo. There was just one little crink in that glourious plan! I had only ... read more

I just wanted to post some pictures from my graduation celebratory trip to the Pacific Northwest. There is something so special about the area that just keeps going back time after time again, hopefully I'll get to spend even more time their in my future. ... read more

Better late than never but I thought I should wrap up our random thoughts, memories, and pictures! Well the time has come, we are finally back from our amazing trip and it feels wonderful to be home. Of course it is a little bittersweet, I would have loved to stay on the road but 9 weeks is a long time to be away from all the creature comforts of home. It sure has been a long strange trip but I wouldn't change it for the world. We have had so much fun and have been able to see so many wonderful and beautiful sights that it still constantly amazes me. Overall we drove 17,508 miles; I know it’s crazy to think that we did all that driving in just 9 weeks. We spent a total of ... read more

Hi Everyone, Travelblog doesn’t seem to be working all too reliably these days so I thought I would give it a try, so hopefully it will work. We have spent the last couple of days in Wyoming at Yellowstone National Park. This is one of my favorite places that I have ever traveled to. There are so many different types of sights to see from multi colored boiling mud pots, mammoth hot springs, canyons, waterfalls, fumaroles, and my favorite the beautiful springs all over the park. We tried to make it to most of the stops along the way but Yellowstone is so huge that I’m sure we missed some. Of course one of our first stops was to the Grand Prismatic Spring which is my favorite place in the park. It is this giant hot ... read more

Hi Everyone, I have some good news and some bad news depending on how you look at it. We have officially started our long drive home. We left Alaska behind with fond memories and a special place in my heart. Visiting Alaska has been a dream of mine since I can remember and once again I have fulfilled a part of my dreams. We went to so many places in AK that it seemed like we were there forever, Fairbanks, Denali, Chena Hot Springs, Seward, Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Anchorage, Valdez, Wrangell St. Elias but I could spend a lifetime in Alaska and still not see it all. I already have other destinations in mind for the next time (when I fly there). Valdez was pretty cool; on the way down it was such a beautiful drive ... read more