Life & Personal

Submitted a dream trip contest photo - please vote 5-stars to help me win an Iceland hiking adventure.

Curated 325 Iceland photos from 1,000 shots - unedited highlights from an unforgettable trip.

Icelandic horse riding adventure with unexpected warmth requirements and gentle, sturdy mounts with majestic long hair.

Iceland's food surprised us - Mexican quesadillas fried like sopapillas, Northern Lights tours, and unique flavor combinations.

$40/night in prime Reykjavik - stellar location, friendly desk staff, but paper-thin walls will haunt you.

Iceland's otherworldly lava fields and glaciers demand a lifted jeep, and the weather shifts faster than moods.

Red-eye to Keflavik, early check-in, and a geothermal spa immersion - the perfect jet-lag cure.

Historic jail turned luxury hotel - the Liberty in Boston delivered Valentine's romance with quirky charm.

Turning 29 stings harder than expected. Twenties slip away; thirties loom with regrets lingering.

Fireside with your iguana while dinner simmers - add rowing machine gains and clean eating. This is happiness.

Heavy bag + rowing machine + bodyweight circuits = basement transformation into serious workout shrine.

January reflection beats resolutions - annual markers focus effort where daily grind often fails.

Stop spoiling gifts. Big labels screaming contents on Christmas boxes ruin the surprise.

Seattle's freak snow and 90-mph winds. Massachusetts buried in two feet. Winter goes wild.

Bank of America froze my card mid-Christmas-shopping, then called and asked which golf courses were nearest a house I left five years ago.

Built a weatherproof woodshed capable of holding two cords of firewood - sturdy enough to survive nearly anything.

Hotel in suburban Chicago had electrified fences, trash, and a skunk family greeting - but the room jacuzzi was nice.

Moving 3,000 miles from Seattle to Boston: finding a house remotely, coordinating movers, starting fresh in Massachusetts.