Ice-olated - Part I

We spent 10 days driving Ring Road, a road that runs around the entire island of Iceland.  Known for its striking natural beauty, extremely hard-to-pronounce street names, hot springs, and very active volcanoes, this seemed like a great way to check out the whole country.  Who doesn't love a good road trip?  

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Paris For a Day

Sometimes we forget that we are living our dream.  We get tripped up by our heavy backpacks, curse slow African Wi-Fi, and long for New York pizza.  But then there are times when we are sitting in a Parisian park on a Thursday afternoon, feeling the sunshine on our faces, and enjoying a simple fresh baguette with ham, cheese and butter.  That's when we remember. 

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Kili Me

It's 2am and below zero.  The wind is ripping into my face.  My hands are frozen.  My legs are numb.  I'm exhausted.  I'm scared.  Each step is a struggle.  I have no balance.  I can't breathe.  And as the oxygen continues to deplete from my brain, my thoughts are slowly turning to mush.

The obvious question is, why would any sane person decide to hike Kilimanjaro?

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