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Iceland: Basically Another Planet

by Melanie - July 16, 2019August 3, 2019

Our fifth day in Iceland was one of my absolute favorites—full of the kind of otherworldly sights that make this country so captivating.

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Whale Watching in Húsavík

by Melanie - July 5, 2019July 5, 2019
Three white children in polar suits on whale watching boat

After a terrible night of sleep (see: all five of us in a single hotel room) but a fairly hearty hotel buffet breakfast, we headed off in the direction of Húsavík, which is known as a prime whale watching spot in northern Iceland.

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Iceland: Learning About (and Eating) Fish

by Melanie - July 5, 2019July 5, 2019
Three white children in front of Herring Era Museum sign

We moved around A LOT during our week in Iceland. Like, a new place every night A LOT. But we did make it back to some of our very favorite places from our 2018 visit—and some things were just as magical as they were the first time, while others weren’t quite what we remembered.

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Northwest Iceland

by Melanie - June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

I am so, so far behind on posting—we’re now in Ireland, our fourth country on this trip—but I don’t want to miss noting some of our favorite (and not-so favorite) moments in Iceland.

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Fermented Shark Meat

by Melanie - June 23, 2019June 23, 2019
Fermented shark meat drying in Iceland

Like many folks, one of the things I love most about traveling is trying new foods—usually delightfully delicious ones, but also some more peculiar bites. I was disappointed last year when we went to Iceland and never found hákarl (fermented shark meat), a traditional Icelandic dish, on offer.

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Hey there! I’m Melanie. Originally from Brooklyn, home is now Charleston, SC--or wherever my three kids and husband are. Our family gap year will take us around the world, touching down on six continents over 12 months.

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