Today I visited the National Archives in Kansas City where I viewed the original alien case file documents for my great-great aunt, Teresa Sterrantino nèe Sulfaro. When it comes to genealogical research only meeting the relative in person comes as close to the...
Today was a day full of first experiences! We visited a beer spa where we soaked in a regular hot tub, sat in a sauna, then spent 30 minutes in a bath full of beer, hops and yeast. Next to our tub was our own tap so we could drink the beer too! After this we went up...
Iceland is perfect. In the past few days we’ve seen glaciers, volcanoes, northern lights, a viking village, gone cabin camping, seen more waterfalls than we can count, and visited quaint fishing villages. I can’t keep up with all the photos so here’s a glimpse...
Waterfalls, volcanoes, phallic specimens, turf houses and lighthouses. We had another very full day. We started our morning with the Knarrós Lighthouse. Then made a quick stop at Bobby Fischer’s grave (a famous American chess player who moved to Iceland). Then we went...
Geysir On the third day we hiked over 10 miles – that’s 16km!! We visited Geysir, a famous geothermal area with boiling mud pits and exploding geysers that spout hot water 30 meters (100ft) into the air. Brúarfoss Then we hiked to Brúarfoss waterfall. This...
I didn’t blog our Iceland trip because I wanted to go off-the-grid and fully embrace the gorgeous wilderness. So instead, I have compiled some of my Facebook posts and photos. Day 1 – Flying direct from Kansas City to Iceland I have been so looking forward...
Hello! It’s Wednesday morning AEST and we’re finally getting used to the time difference. Despite the jet lag we’ve powered through and actually done quite a few things already! I’m running a little behind so I’ll break up our experiences into blog post vignettes....
Our annual journey to Melbourne has begun! Every year Addam and I make the arduous trek from Northwest Arkansas to Melbourne, Australia. We’ve been wanting to bring Geneviette with us for awhile now but plane tickets across the world aren’t cheap. This time we...
Today we visited the Buffalo National River and completed our National Parks stamp collection for Arkansas! National Park Passport Stamps When I first moved to Arkansas I was a city girl and not too impressed with local recreational activities. To help me adjust,...
It’s been 6 years since I started resurfacing the lives of my ancestors, and I still struggle most with my paternal side. My paternal grandfather was born in a small Sicilian town called Chiaramonte Gulfi. At that point in time I had found some information...
