I think the Blue Lagoon might be one of the most iconic spots in Iceland, at least from a tourism perspective. It’s a giant naturally heated spring full of minerals and other things which sound healthy and new age. While you’re there you get to float around in a chest-deep Read more
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the van and where we stayed, so I suppose I’ll start there. The gist is that we rented a van about the size of a standard mini. Happy Campers, the company who rents them, converted it to include a small fridge, a Read more
Our flight out of Maui was in the evening so we decided to use the last day to pamper ourselves and get extra laid back ahead of our flight. Sarah booked us a couple’s massage at Spa Montage where we were able to also use their pool, showers, steam rooms, Read more
For our last night on Maui, Sarah booked us a sunset cruise. You get to go out with about 10-15 other couples and boat around while the staff brings you food and drink, culminating in… you guessed it… a beautiful view of the sunset. It was a really nice way Read more
I turned 40 shortly before this trip and Sarah very thoughtfully booked a round of golf in Hawaii as a birthday present. Well played, wife. She doesn’t golf, but it’s Hawaii so she was happy to ride along in the cart with me and drink umbrella drinks. This was probably Read more
For those of you who don’t know, Sarah and I got married on Maui in 2015. We had planned to return in 2020 for our 5-year anniversary but COVID had other plans. So in 2021, we returned on our 6-year anniversary to celebrate our 5-year anniversary because it’s illegal to Read more
Here are a smattering of random photos from our way back home. We stoped in San Luis Obispo for lunch (another very cool walkable downtown) and also dropped in on The Madonna Inn, which is an old hotel with the kitsch turned up to 11. We saw some lazy otter Read more
The second and final stop for the trip was Opolo Vineyards. While I wouldn’t call JUSTIN “stuffy”, by comparison Opolo was much more of an everyman’s vineyard. Their “featured” food was wood-fired pizza and their patio felt more backyard BBQ than I’m used to seeing on a wine tasting trip Read more
The first of two wineries we visited this weekend was JUSTIN. We sat on their patio, had a few tastings, and ate meat and cheese off of wood, as one does when wine-ing. The views here are magnificent, the wine is incredible, and this family-owned business has a rich history. Read more
There is a LOT of amazing food up in Paso and our friends Mafe and Tavo were kind enough to show us their favorite spots. I’m just going to cover the two dinners we had but if memory serves correctly we were there for 2 nights and had 179 meals. Read more