Whales and Quad Bikes, oh my!

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Reykjavik is one of the most beautiful and cosy – or to steal a term from the Danes, Hyggeligt – cities I’ve visited.

From the main streets lined with traditional lamp posts, strung together with pretty ropes of fairy lights following the Scandinavian-style buildings in a row, to the more secluded areas just a few blocks back from the main hub, decorated with greenery and flowers next to a frozen pond, to the cosy interiors of the cafes and bars along the city’s streets, there is plenty to admire from an aesthetic point of view in Reykjavik.

It’s all of these things which make Iceland’s capital such a snug place to be. It feels homely, almost – which is a rather large feat for a capital city.

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Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: The destination for the adventurous

Super happy but oh, so sunburnt!
Super happy but oh, so sunburnt!

Laying on a beach bordered on one side with bright blue ocean, and on the other by a Nature Park filled with monkeys and other wildlife going about their business, I thought to myself, “This is paradise.”

It looked like paradise, it felt like paradise: Therefore I shall always refer to Manuel Antonio as my little slice of paradise.  Continue reading “Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: The destination for the adventurous”