Category Archives: Travel

WATCH IT, SHARE IT, JOIN US! TRAILER FOR ICELAND WRITERS RETREAT

Posted on November 12, 2013 by ericajgreen
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THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY: How Iceland Writers Retreat Began

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ericajgreen

The way I remember it, I stood leaning against a cocktail table at the US Ambassador’s residence in Reykjavik. I’d come for a reception in honor of something creative. I can’t remember what it was for anymore, but I do … Continue reading →

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ICELAND WRITERS RETREAT

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ericajgreen

As a freelance writer and editor, I’m always working on a number of projects under the umbrella of publishing. One new, big, exciting project is (drum roll): THE ICELAND WRITERS RETREAT! The excellent Eliza Reid and I have founded this … Continue reading →

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ICELAND FAVORITES—MY PICKS FOR VISITORS

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ericajgreen

“What should I do when I visit Iceland?” I could babble on and on about this topic for hours. So before my memory starts to fade, I thought I better jot down all of my top 10 places to visit, … Continue reading →

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ENCHANTMENT: Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon

Posted on April 1, 2013 by ericajgreen

A balcony ripe with the smell of Eucalyptus overlooking those rolling, rose-colored hills in Ojai, California. The remote stretch of beach in Prince’s Town, Ghana where the dense jungle meets the surf of the Atlantic. There are a handful of … Continue reading →

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ALL-INCLUSIVE

Posted on February 24, 2013 by ericajgreen

When I was a little girl we took a lot of family vacations. My parents were both teachers and they love to travel, so we took full advantage of our summers. Mostly, a family vacation meant piling in the car … Continue reading →

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Westman Islands / Vestmannaeyjar

Posted on August 1, 2012 by ericajgreen

  Today we played hookey – taking a mid-week escape from our computers, our work, kids’ summer camp, and everything else – to follow the sun to the Westman Islands off the southern shore of Iceland. Under nearly cloudless skies … Continue reading →

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A SUMMER SUNDAY: PICNICS & WATERFALLS

Posted on July 2, 2012 by ericajgreen

Sunday morn we woke early to meet our friends at Litla Kaffistofan (the little coffee house) on the road out of town. After a few cups of coffee, we headed over the pass, and it started to rain something fierce. … Continue reading →

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ODE TO THE WHALE

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ericajgreen

When I was a girl, I slept with the whales—above my pillow hung an oversize photographic poster of a pod of orcas and across the room swung a large paper mobile of seven whales: grey, blue, minke and so on. … Continue reading →

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ICEBERGS! REINDEER & GLACIERS! OH MY! Adventures in South East Iceland

Posted on April 22, 2012 by ericajgreen

Tonight the sun sets at 9:24pm. Tomorrow we get seven more minutes of daylight. After our ridiculously long dark winter, a shift to stretched out bright days means that everything has changed. Not only have the low grey clouds lifted … Continue reading →

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