Category: Travel
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Road trippin in Lofoten – Å and Reine
We had 3 full days to explore Lofoten but we also wanted to take it slow so we can enjoy the scenery along the journey and Hubby can take many pictures. Because we were staying in the South part of the island (I believed is the most beautiful. I hope you will nod your head […]
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OSLO in a few hours
I will start with a disclaimer that it doesn’t do justice to only see Oslo in a few hours. But it is still better than nothing. We only had less than half a day in Oslo because we only finished with immigration clearance, baggage and hotel check-in after 3pm. The boys said they were tired […]
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Where to get Covid Test/Fit to Fly certificate in Norway
I am sure there will come a time where all countries are not going to require people to take the test again to travel. But until that time comes, here’s what I have researched so far on where you can get your PCR test with Fit to Fly certificate in Norway. I only listed PCR […]
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Norway Arctic Circle Winter Itinerary
I have seen pictures of Norway especially Lofoten in all season and they are all beautiful and each season has its own charm. But for someone like me who live all her life in tropical country with only 2 season, seeing snowy landscape is a mesmerizing beautiful experience. I do not want to travel in […]
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Welcoming 2022 with hopefully more travel (albeit in a new normal setting)
Happy New Year 2022 everyone! I have not been writing here since my last travel to Iceland which was the last travel to Europe and since then all the countries in the world closed their border and concentrated all efforts to fight the virus. We did a few travel here and there within Indonesia for […]
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Our thoughts on Blue Lagoon
When you think “cold, snowy day” or “or “icy glaciers,” stripping down and taking a dip is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, in Iceland, swimming in hot steamy springs is a favorite activity, no matter what the weather. There are many hot springs in Iceland because the country is located […]
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Copenhagen and Iceland Winter Itinerary
Travelling during pandemic and harsh iceland winter taught us to be flexible with our itinerary and ready to change as needed. I had to throw our perfect itinerary which has gone thru plenty iterations that I lost count as soon as Day 1 when we landed in Copenhagen. Our perfect Copenhagen-Iceland-Norway itinerary had to change […]
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CHASING NORTHERN LIGHT IN ICELAND
When I was planning for my trip in Iceland I focus on finding accommodation outside the city and has low light or no light pollution so we don’t have to drive far to see the elusive northern light. I thought we just have to go outside at night from time to time and look up […]
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How to Enjoy Reykjavik, Capital City of Iceland
When I was planning for our trip to Iceland, I purposefully left Reykjavik out and kept it as a fallback plan should the weather turned out bad. AND IT DID! SO Instead of spending few days exploring Snaeffelsness Peninsula and takes tons of pictures of Kirkjuffel, we had to drive back to Reykjavik as there […]
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Driving from South Coast to Borgarnes
When we drove to Eldhraun house it was already dark so we didn’t see the view on our right and left. It was only when checked out and drove to Kirkjubaejarklaustur that we saw that mossy lava field along the road which belong to Eldhraun Lava Field. Eldhraun Lava Field The Eldhraun Lava field was […]