Dear All Oh my goodness! I can honestly say now, with days of evidence in hand, that Iceland is just amazing!! During the first couple of days of my Iceland Ring Road road trip, I had the most amazing time exploring some seriously wondrous locations in the north of this magnificent country. It was just amazing, with each day bringing on something completely different and equally stunning! It was just amazing! Upon leaving East Iceland, I actually felt a little sad to say goodbye to the host of the farmstead where I was staying. He was such a nice, wise and well-travelled guy. He enjoys his solitude on the farm, but also enjoys meeting his visitors when they come during the summer. I felt a connection with him. Still, it was good to move on and ... read more

Dear All Wow! The Faroe Islands did not fail to impress. After recently writing my blog entry on my first few days on this amazing archipelago, I realised what an amazing time I had had there. But there was more in store for me, and this second and final blog entry on my time there aims to relate my adventures for a further four days that I spent on these incredible islands. I really enjoyed the second half of my week there, the scenery remained stunning, the experiences unique, and the people just as lovely. On the Saturday morning after spending the previous day with puffins, I had to move on from my accommodation spectacularly located on a hillside overlooking central Torshavn below and the island of Nólsoy in the distance. Although the place was peaceful, ... read more

Dear All I write this blog entry about my time in my second Scandinavian country visited this summer. After two weeks in Norway, having had an amazing time, enjoying stunning scenery at every turn, and happily encountering really friendly people, it was sadly time to leave. Whilst sad, I was also excited to start the next chapter of my summer travels. I was also quite ready to leave the accommodation in Arendal. While it had all the right amenities, with a great amount of space, a nice quiet location, and an absolute bargain at around £28 per night for a one-bedroomed flat with kitchen, bathroom and living room (seriously, I still can't believe this price for anywhere, let alone Norway!), there was still something about it that didn't make me feel completely comfortable there. I did ... read more

Dear All Greetings, with this blog entry on more exciting adventures I had this summer in the western fjords of Norway - it certainly is a beautiful part of the world! Norway's western coast is actually so close to the United Kingdom, you don't really realise it - the country is indeed one of our closest neighbours, yet I don't think we really think of it as such. The language is also surprisingly not too different to English, due to our shared Viking roots, and with a bit of basic knowledge of it, it is actually fairly easy to read. It is, however, a little trickier to understand when it is spoken though! I had a really wonderful few days on this next part of my journey. On the Sunday, I bade farewell to Bergen as ... read more

Dear All Greetings from London. Last week I got back from an epic five-and-a-half week adventure around the Nordic lands of Europe. As with my last trip around New England, I thought it best if this time I simply wrote notes as I travelled, and wrote up the proper blog entries upon my return home. This worked out well again this time, as again it meant I got to spend more time travelling and seeing the wonders of these amazing countries. I had a superb time and quite an epic journey, and over the coming weeks I plan to write up about my adventures in Norway, Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland here, and also upload some photos alongside. I left the UK in the middle of July, just as the UK was experiencing an unprecedented ... read more