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A tour around Iceland: Akureyri, Hverir, and the East Fjords

A tour around Iceland: Akureyri, Hverir, and the East Fjords

In part two of our tour of Iceland we visit a geothermal area, we drive through Iceland’s barren interior, and we visit Seydisfjordur, a picturesque coastal village.

Arie Vandervelden April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 Car touring, Travel Read more

A tour around Iceland: Reykjavik, Thingvelir, and Grundarfjordur

A tour around Iceland: Reykjavik, Thingvelir, and Grundarfjordur

In the first part of our tour around Iceland, we visit Reykjavik and its surrounding area. We camp at Grundarfjordur and go for a hike under the midnight sun.

Arie Vandervelden April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 Car touring, Travel Read more

Driving across Canada, part 2: Ontario

Driving across Canada, part 2: Ontario

In the second part of our drive across Canada, we camp along the north shore of Lake Superior. We admire scenery that the group-of-seven painters depicted so well.

Arie Vandervelden October 22, 2019October 25, 2019 Car touring Read more

Driving across Canada, part 1: Alberta to Manitoba

Driving across Canada, part 1: Alberta to Manitoba

In part one of our drive across Canada in a rented RV, we traverse Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In Saskatchewan we spot abandoned farmhouses, old farm equipment, boarded-up churches, and stately grain elevators. We go for a hike in Grasslands National Park.

Arie Vandervelden October 19, 2019June 19, 2024 Car touring Read more

A visit to Jordan

A visit to Jordan

Jordan is an amazing country to visit. It is full-on Middle East. It has amazing sights, superb food, and very friendly people. In April of 2014 we spent a week touring around by car. We visited Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and a number of other sights.

Arie Vandervelden August 26, 2019July 7, 2022 Car touring, Travel Read more

Car touring northern Norway: Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya

Car touring northern Norway: Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya

We started our Lofoten trip in Tromsø (read part one of our journey).  We drove across the island of Hinnøya (read part two of our roadtrip), and we stayed in the town of Svolvaer on Austvågøya island. Nusfjord Flakstadøya and

Arie Vandervelden January 4, 2018August 28, 2018 Car touring Read more

Car touring northern Norway: Svolvaer, Lofoten

Car touring northern Norway: Svolvaer, Lofoten

In part three of our car tour of northern Norway, we stay in a traditional rorbu cabin, and we check out millions of cod drying on fish racks.

Arie Vandervelden January 2, 2018July 19, 2018 Car touring, Travel Read more

Car touring northern Norway: Hinnøya, Lofoten

Car touring northern Norway: Hinnøya, Lofoten

In part two of our car tour of northern Norway, we tour Hinnøya and Austvågøya, the innermost islands of the Lofoten island chain.

Arie Vandervelden January 1, 2018August 12, 2018 Car touring, Travel Read more

Car touring northern Norway: Tromsø

Car touring northern Norway: Tromsø

In part one of our car tour of northern Norway, we look around Tromsø’s harbour. We drive to Tjelsundbrua, where we camp out in a shipping container. We walk on a cold-water coral beach under the midnight sun.

Arie Vandervelden December 22, 2017August 12, 2018 Car touring, Travel Read more
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