Stories behind the stories. By Travel Writer, Amy McPherson
Happy New Year. I hope you’ve all had a chance to rest, reflect and plan. It is after all, a brand new year for brand new adventures! I haven’t got much time. I’ve just picked up another contract until the end of May, (because someone needs to pay the bills) so back to work on …
Call me weird, but I am really embracing the cold, and loving winter travel. It has been three years and the novelty hasn’t worn off, ever since that first trip to Moscow in winter I have been hooked! Winter travel has its merits, anywhere There are things you can do that you can’t really enjoy …
Ok, maybe not right now, but sometime in the near future you definitely should visit Iceland. Why? Because Iceland is stunning We visited in winter, and even under a blanket of snow, the place was beautiful. In this arid landscape, where really not much could grow and expand, is a unique environment for all sorts …
Ok, I am stealing someone else’s tagline, but I’ve decided that Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland really is, the world’s coolest little capital. In terms of temperature, the capital of Iceland really isn’t all that ‘cool’ Well, for starters, Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital of the world, which potentially should make it the ‘coolest’ …
On our trip to Iceland we didn’t really have time to go all the way round, so instead we concentrated on sights that are around the capital Reykjavik, and to our surprise, there were plenty to be seen! Volcanoes are the basis of everything here in Iceland. It forms the land that cities and towns …
We travel not to just ‘see the sights’ – when we decided on a trip to Iceland in winter, we had planned to see more than just the waterfalls and the volcanic plains and beaches; we wanted something extraordinary, something that required not just being there, but also a bit of luck. That something extraordinary …
We’ve been having some ‘heat wave’ in the UK. Temperatures have been in their 2 digits and there is absolutely no chance of a white Christmas (again) this year. And this is felt throughout Europe it seems. When we visited Vienna two weeks ago for the Christmas Markets, it also hit 10-12 degrees! So, determined …
Most people try to escape winter and go on holidays somewhere warm, in the sun and preferably on a beach and in a resort. Us? No. Seeing that we are finally living in a region where there are distinct four seasons and have proper winters, I am going to take the opportunity to actually enjoy …
It was as if I was asking my husband to jump in a freezing lake for a swim, or dance naked on the streets. How about Moscow in winter? “I am not going with you to Moscow in December. That’s that!” He had said with such ferocity when I asked him if he would like …
