Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail

January 18, 2018.Reading time 35 minutes.

Greg and I love heavy pack, set up camp, snuggle all night in a cold tent backpacking, but having a roof over our heads in the backcountry is an unbelievable luxury. After we hiked the Laugavegur and Tour du Mont Blanc trails in 2016, I started researching other hut hikes around the world. And by […]

Pin47

47 Shares

Greenland

November 11, 2017.Reading time 16 minutes.

When we were in Iceland last summer I saw ads for Air Iceland Connect with service to multiple destinations in Greenland and I thought “Boy, that sure sounds like a good time.” Then after we had such a great time on our Laugavegur and Tour du Mont Blanc hikes I started searching for other long-distance hut […]

Pin4

4 Shares

Tour du Mont Blanc

October 17, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

G.Hammer and I were married August 10, 2013, and spent our honeymoon backpacking through Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, then climbing Montana’s highest mountain, Granite Peak. We agreed then we should be in the backcountry for all our anniversaries, too. In 2014 we were backpacking in Glacier National Park and Greg surprised me by packing in his […]

0 Shares

Laugavegur Trail, Iceland

September 1, 2017.Reading time 42 minutes.

I don’t know when I first heard about Iceland’s most popular hiking trail, but it had been on my travel wish list for some time. It’s just under 51 miles long, and the FI (Ferðafélag Íslands, or the Iceland Touring Foundation) maintains five huts conveniently located within 7-9 miles of each other along the way. There […]

0 Shares

Czech Republic

August 6, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Powder Tower, part of the old city wall.

Prague is beautiful during the day, and downright magical at night.

St. George’s Basilica. A woman? Who can read?!

“I don’t look like a tourist, I don’t feel like a tourist.” – Greg Warcken

It’s rolled dough shaped like a cone and covered in sugar, then filled with more sugar. Greg couldn’t stop thinking about them!

There are healthier options at the local market.

It’s time for the latest installment of: We’ve Got a Week Off Where Should We Go? We debated between hiking in Colorado, volcanoes in Hawaii, and whatever-city-in-Europe-has-the-most-business-class-seats-available. Hello, Czech Republic! Well, hello Amsterdam, then hello Prague. It’s been a big dream of mine to visit Auschwitz but once we got to Amsterdam the KLM flights […]

Pin12

12 Shares

Iceland on a Budget!

August 5, 2016.Reading time 23 minutes.

Hahaha just kidding. Iceland is not a budget destination, so just put that out of your head now. But… there are ways around the high price tag if you’re flexible and have a sense of adventure! It’s ironic, you can fly on WOW air from the States for $99 each way, but you’ll pay $150/night […]

Pin16

16 Shares

Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel

January 17, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

After I picked out our IHG stay in Paris- the InterContinental Paris Le Grand– Greg got to pick out our Carl Rezidor property and after I read “stunning Eiffel Tower views” in the hotel description he was sold. The hotel was only one Paris block (about five regular blocks) from Trocadero and really did offer […]

0 Shares

City of Lights, part deux

January 9, 2015.Reading time 11 minutes.

After two nights at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel, we changed hotels so we could experience some of our Club Carlson points at the Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Paris Eiffel. Our room was advertised for €295 or 70,000 points/night, but since we’re Club Carlson Visa cardmembers we got our second night free so the stay […]

0 Shares

InterContinental Paris Le Grand Hotel

January 1, 2015.Reading time 12 minutes.

Contrary to popular belief we’re not dirtbaggers all the time (and we do shower on a regular basis although certainly not every day). Greg and I have stayed in hostels, crashed with friends, and slept in airports all over the world, spending less so that we might travel more. But that was before we started […]

0 Shares

City of Lights, part un

December 30, 2014.Reading time 12 minutes.

We didn’t make any travel plans before we left home, other than we wanted to get to Finland to meet Santa Claus, and to see the uncles. From there we winged our trip and went where our flights could take us, booking rooms along the way. As far as standby goes, we got about as […]

0 Shares