Don Pogreba is a current writer and retired teacher of English, Social Studies and Debate, and a loyal, if often sad, fan of the San Diego Padres and Portland Timbers. When he is not traveling, he is working on his classroom web site or dreaming about another adventure.
As I prepare to leave Bergen, I find myself thinking about losing weight. The initial observation is rather prosaic: seeing a city filled with healthy, slender giants walking all over has reminded me of the importance of committing to a healthy lifestyle. It’s not about vanity; it’s not about wanting to be as stylish as these people...
1914 Ship in Bergen Bergen from Above Bryggen in Bergen Bergen from Above My home here Mediterranean Woman and Viking Old Fisherman Bryggen Hanseatic Buildings, Bergen Bryggen Giant Crab at Bergen Fish Market Panoramic Bergen Ship at Harbor
Icelandic Volcanic Crater Fjord! Edge of the World Dyndjani Dyndjani Outside Isafjordur Isafjordur with Sun Dairy Farm Near Isafjordur Isafjordur Airport Þingeyri Roadway Between Isafjordur and Þingeyri The Road to Dynjandi Near Flatyeri Icelandic Sheep Fear No Cars Road to Isafjordur Yes, that’s a bridge Turf Shed by the Fjord...
Inspired by some latent memory of Alec Baldwin’s admonition to “always be closing” in Glengarry Glen Ross and the fact that I brought one adapter for European power for three devices on my trip, I had fallen into reminding myself all the time to “Always Be Charging” to make sure that my camera and phone were...
I normally follow the belief that there is no scene in the world improved by my presence in it, so you will never see a photograph of me in front of the Eiffel Tower or some towering Glacier. Beard selfies aside, I generally don’t photograph myself very often, but two evenings ago, standing at what seemed like the edge of the...
Given that this is my third trip to Iceland in as many years, people are always interested to know what I love so much about the country, and I’m not sure that I have ever been able to give a complete answer. As I was driving with a new friend from France today, though, I think I started to stumble towards an answer. We were talking...
While my friends back home are battling heat and smoke, here in Isafjordur the climate is a bit different: it has been raining and snowing (a bit) since about 4:00 p.m. yesterday. That’s led to a quiet day of visiting museums, the library, and a bakery and coffee shop that has been open since 1871. In a delightful cultural...
Don’t worry. Day 1 does not suggest that there will be a post every day and you’ll need to unfollow me lest I drive you mad with travel images and musings. Given that today was landfall, though, a few thoughts come to mind. After clearing from the incredibly quick customs at Keflavik Airport, my first two experiences...
In his Travels with Charley in Search of America, John Steinbeck writes: When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find in himself a good and sufficient reason for going. This to the practical bum is not difficult. He...