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Rio Tejo
Portugal was a leader in exploring the world in the 15th and 16th centuries creating many ship types and technology necessary to explore the world. The Tagus River (Rio Tejo) is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula running from eastern Spain through Portugal, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at an estuary in Lisbon providing…
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From Pylsur to Petiscos
This is the third eclipse we have chased and we always avoid leaving the day after to give a chance for the crowds to disperse a bit. This gave us time to catch up with our friends in Iceland, Magnús and Ingi who we have known for just shy of a decade. Magi was our…
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Eclipse & Doziers
Two special things today, a solar eclipse and a chance to catch up with Bruce, Sharon and Ben Dozier. Sharon is a long term friend of Kims and was her maid of honor. I worked with Bruce at GE “many moons ago”, they married, have moved around country and are now residing in Florida. By…
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A Relaxing Evening
A little stress combined with jet lag makes one want relax for a while. We have learned to try not to put too much on our first few days of travel if possible and that came in handy today. After recovering our bags and an afternoon rest we spent the evening walking around Reykjavik. Definitely…
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Twas a Small Bump in the Road
Our luggage made it now we can change clothes. Delayed luggage happens. We have been lucky in the past, never had this happen before, so the odds were building. No offence to Delta Airlines, when we changed planes at JFK the gate for our Keflavík flight was one of the more chaotic boardings we have…
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Bláa Lónið
Located near Keflavík Airport is The Blue Lagoon, a man made geothermal spa whos silica laden waters contain have healing effects on skin. The water’s properties were discovered during the construction of the nearby Svartsengi power station and with over 700,000 visiters a year the spa has become Iceland’s most popular attractions. This is our…
Pylsur + Petiscos + Pintxos
Travels to Iceland, Portugal and Spain
Thomas & Kim De Lora
Ex-workers, travellers