Baku is one capital for which I fell hard and its multiple personalities only gave me three times more of the city to love. Baku’s architecture is a personification of these three sides of the city and can act as a guide through the history of the…
Dublin is a city rich in three of my favorite things: history, art and green spaces. It’s easy to take in all three without leaving the city center. If you only have one day in Dublin, here’s a great whirlwind way to hit the highlights. St. Stephen’s…
Brother Hubbard (North) Brother Hubbard has some of the tastiest vegetarian food in Dublin and the restaurant’s expansion is a testament to its popularity in the city. Brother Hubbard opened in 2012 as a simple cake and coffee shop, but quickly added a full service kitchen and…
Just a quick 20-minute ride from Dublin on the East-West red tram line is a wonderful section of the city primed for exploration. With so much to see, it’s a wonder that this part of the capital doesn’t see more tourist traffic, but that just means you’ll…
Maybe my parents have been concealing the fact that I’m secretly a long lost member of the Addams Family, but I’m discovering that one of my favorite things to do in a foreign capital is visit a cemetery, and Glasnevin is the cream of the crop. I…
“You went to Dublin and didn’t visit the Guinness Storehouse?!” “Not only did I visit neither the Guinness Storehouse nor the Jameson Distillery, but I managed to spend nearly a week in Dublin without drinking a drop of beer or whiskey.” That’s usually a conversation stopper right…
Despite the massive increase in tourism Iceland has experienced over the past decade, Reykjavík has (mostly) been able to retain its off-beat vibe. Iceland is one of the top twenty wealthiest countries in the world (by GDP per capita) and is consistently ranked as one of the…
I hadn’t planned on voyaging out to tiny Viðey Island, but one of the Oddsson Hostel staff told me I just had to go and when I saw that the ferry was included on the Reykjavík City Card I had purchased, I decided to take the chance. Lessons learned:…
I’m starting to think I need to create a new blog just to cover the tremendous amount of art in Reykjavík. If you missed the first two installments, check out Part I and Part II. In Part III of this series, I’ll be discussing some outdoor (read: free)…
The Reykjavík City Museum is spread out over several locations, with the most fascinating being the Árbæjarsafn (Árbær Open Air Museum), situated roughly 9km (5.5mi) outside the city center. Once upon a time this used to be pure farmland, but the population explosion in Reykjavík over the past…