by ronmitchelladventure | Apr 28, 2019 | Greenland
Snowmobiles sleigh us through snow covered mountains and tundra hinterlands to a small colony of igloos, where we shall sleep tonight. Immediately we notice a toilette made of snow, with a green bag hanging under a plastic seat. A “loo with a view” for sure. Anders,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Apr 19, 2019 | Greenland
After a “stick-to-your-ribs” dinner of local delights, including musk ox, reindeer, cod, and halibut, it’s time to gaze at the northern lights before bed. Our tour group celebrates boarding a two-prop plane in the morning for a flight up the west coast to the town of...
by ronmitchelladventure | Apr 14, 2019 | Greenland
We rarely travel with tour groups. A guided tour makes sense in a place like Greenland, if you want to see a lot in a little amount of time. So, off we go, on a four and one-half-hour flight from Copenhagen, Denmark to Kangerlussuaq (which we call the “K town”),...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 5, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
After renting a car and driving most of Portugal for ten days, we spend the last five nights in the great city of Lisbon. Full of historical/naval significance (the longest reigning modern European Colonial empire in history), shops, boutiques, museums, and cafés fill...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 3, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
It’s time to drive north through Portugal’s mountainous interior in search of meat and liquor. Melt-in-your-mouth “piglet cooked in wood oven” starts things off perfectly in the town of Monchique. José, the proprietor at our guesthouse Casa Mirante, shows us the fruit...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 28, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
After three weeks of hiking and public transportation around the hot Cape Verde Islands in West Africa, it’s time for some cooler temperature and creature comfort. Once we land in Lisbon, Portugal we indulge in the independence of a rental car in search of excellent...
