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Road Trip!
What a warm welcome...
Monday, 19 October 2009 7:08 A GMT+01
After much drama courtesy of the Super Secret System for securing holiday vacation time that apparently even Dr. Darling's boss has no knowledge of (more on that latter), we were finally able to book our Christmas trip to the US tonight.
Lofoten Island Tour: Souvenirs and Scary Hotels
Sunday, 13 September 2009 9:21 P GMT+01
When we last left our idiot intrepid cycle tourers Shazzer and Dr. Darling, they had just spent two days staying out of the rain in a cozy sea cabin in the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. Had they known what they were in for the next night,
Home safe, still swamped
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 9:06 A GMT+01
Here's an entry that should have been posted a couple days ago...but I just haven't been able to get my act together to do it. We arrived home late Sunday morning following a surprisingly restful night on the Oslo-Copenhagen Ferry.
Rain-riding is not my forte
Friday, 28 August 2009 9:13 A GMT+01
Being out in the elements is both the blessing and the curse of bike touring. When the weather is good, it's an amazing way to travel. When the weather is bad, it can be downright miserable.
Sometimes Mother Nature wins
Friday, 21 August 2009 9:11 A GMT+01
August 21, 2009
I thought sleeping in a tent in the rain would be the low-light of the trip...but it turns out that wind is much worse. I learned this on our 2nd night out when our campsite was buffeted by rolling bursts of high winds from the se
Bike Boat between islands.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 9:09 A GMT+01
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Riding the Lofoten Islands, AKA The Chasing the Sun Tour
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 9:08 A GMT+01
First off, this place is STUNNING. Any photograph you've seen does not do it justice...even under the cloud we've been trying to outrun for two days.
Road-trip Eve...
Saturday, 15 August 2009 10:56 P GMT+01
Well...the majority of the packing is done, and the bikes are pretty much ready to roll. I've got one more thing to take care of for work, a couple of bills to pay and some last minute cleaning to do, but aside from that, all systems are are go.
And the packing is underway!
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 7:58 P GMT+01
This is why we cleaned the apartment last weekend...so that Dr. Darling can spread our gear out all over the livingroom.
In the meantime, I'm dealing with usual chaos-before-taking-vacation scenario at work, and trying to get our electronics situati
Preparing for vacation is hard work!
Sunday, 9 August 2009 8:21 P GMT+01
So we spent the bulk of this weekend starting to get organized for our upcoming cycling vacation in the Lofoten Islands in Norway. This will be our first tour in a couple of years courtesy last summer's complete and total wash-out.
Some random observations of Iceland
Sunday, 19 April 2009 8:55 A GMT+01
I did do a bit of blogging during our recent Iceland trip , but there are a couple of things I haven't had time to share yet.
Entry drought brought to you by my "real job"
Saturday, 18 April 2009 9:46 P GMT+01
No, I haven't run afoul of my company's internet policy (though I do admit to pushing the envelope whenever possible). I got home from Iceland on Monday night onlu to be whisked off on a departmental retreat/client visit Tuesday morning.
Whale-watching, not so much.
Sunday, 12 April 2009 10:55 A GMT+01
We've been extraordinarily lucky with the weather on this trip considering it's mid-April in Iceland. I just wish that luck had carried over to our whale-watching trip yesterday.
Iceland by "Super Jeep"
Saturday, 11 April 2009 12:58 P GMT+01
We spent our first full day in Iceland on a Super Jeep tour of the country?s ?Golden Circle? with an additional loop up to the Langjöhull Glacier. It?s a remarkably efficient way to see a several of Iceland?s natural wonders in a
Looks like I picked the wrong day to go to Iceland
Thursday, 9 April 2009 9:32 A GMT+01
Because it’s sunny and warm and gorgeous in southern Sweden at the moment, and the 5-day forecast for Reykjavik contains periods of rain and snow.
But hey, we’re not going to Iceland to sunbathe, after all. As far as I know, the B
Tales from the Commute: Stinky Edition
Monday, 30 March 2009 11:36 A GMT+01
It's been awhile since I've shared any stories from my daily commute to the office, and that's a good thing because it means that the hour-plus I spend on the train each day has generally been trouble free.
If it's Easter, it must be Iceland!
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 6:17 A GMT+01
Easter is a really big holiday in most of the Scandinavian countries. Good Friday and the Monday following Easter Sunday are paid holidays in both Sweden and Denmark, and the Danes actually get Maundy Thursday off, too.
Ex-pat American stash
Friday, 5 December 2008 1:11 P GMT+01
I’m about 85 percent unpacked from my Thanksgiving trip to the good ol’ US of A, and that’s WAY ahead of my normal schedule. Once the dirty clothes are extracted, I tend to unload everything else ‘as needed’.
Home in the Heartland: The 1st Three Days
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 11:59 A GMT+01
It's been the usual, chaotic whirlwind quite frankly. I always chuckle when my colleagues in Sweden wish me a relaxing vacation before I leave for the U.S.
Technology Rocks!!!
Saturday, 22 November 2008 12:29 P GMT+01
It's just now noon and I'm already checked in and holding a boarding pass for my 3:30 flight to Chicago thanks to SAS's internet check-in option.
Dr. Darling, unimpressible
Thursday, 20 November 2008 10:31 A GMT+01
Forgive me for being something less that prolific these past few days. I just figured you all could use a little break from my election-related ramblings. (Though for those who are interested, I'm still OVER THE MOON about the results.)
Big London Theater Weekend
Friday, 7 November 2008 12:27 A GMT+01
I've been so wrapped up in the U.S. election for the past couple weeks that I'd pretty much forgotten about our Big London Theater Weekend, which was planned and paid for months ago.
Tales from the commute: Last night an iPod saved my life
Thursday, 16 October 2008 11:50 A GMT+01
My recent run of good public transportation luck came to an abrupt halt on my way home from work last night. Evidently a major power line got cut somewhere between Lund and Malmö around 4:50 p.m., stranding hundreds of commuters for hours
Summer weather took a vacation instead
Friday, 15 August 2008 2:51 P GMT+01
Evidently Mother Nature did not want us to do a bike tour this summer. Dr. Darling and I have been on vacation for the last 2 weeks with plans to spend 5 or 6 of those days on a bike tour.
And the winner was "high water"
Thursday, 14 August 2008 10:13 P GMT+01
Mother Nature hates us.More details when I'm not such a foul mood about it.