Viking Travel Journal––Day 13
Yesterday I wrote about the pagan chieftain who was instrumental in Iceland adopting Christianity. His name is Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi. If
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August 10, 2019
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Viking Travel Journal––Day 12
Not every swing is a hit. Some are strikes. Seydisfjordur, Iceland was a complete whiff…at least for me. The length
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August 9, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 11
Today was another day at sea as we travelled from the Faroe Islands toward Iceland. There were three lectures today.
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August 8, 2019
Viking Travel Journal—Day 10
The Faroe Islands are located halfway between Norway and Iceland in the Norwegian Sea. The islands were first discovered, according
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August 7, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 9
It’s hard to appreciate the vastness and loneliness of the sea unless you have been out on it. Today was
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August 6, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 7
Alesund, Norway is one of the most beautiful towns I’ve ever seen. It sits on a peninsula among a number
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August 4, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 6
Flam sits on a small plain at the mouth a fjord in Western Norway. Population: 350. And they are here
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August 3, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 5
Day 4 started on the place we would call our home for the next eight days: the Viking Sky. It
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August 2, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 4
We opted to take a seven hour train ride from Oslo to Bergen, Norway because it was a “must do”
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August 1, 2019
Viking Travel Journal––Day 3
My prediction about my scuffle with Omar the Norwegian was correct. This morning it was the topic of discussion at
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July 31, 2019
Viking Travel Journal—Day 2
Day 2 started in the same place day 1 ended––in the Lufthansa Lounge in the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Day
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July 30, 2019
Viking Travel Journal – Day 1
Well, the GSB Viking Study Tour is underway. The Plan? Fly to Oslo, Norway where we will spend a few
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July 29, 2019
How to Pack for a Study Tour (2019)
The GSB teams’ travels are really study tours more than they are a vacation. A study tour is different than
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July 28, 2019
Viking Travel Journal Reading List
The GSB team is preparing for our next adventure into Kingdom history. This adventure will focus on the conversion of
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July 21, 2019
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Epilogue
We’ve been home now for a few days, and I am trying to get back into the work mindset. I’m
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September 7, 2018
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Day 12
Today we said goodbye to the ship that had been our home for the last eight days. Our adventure in
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September 1, 2018
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Day 11
We imposed few expectations on the Isle of Man. This was based more on ignorance than fact or opinion. We
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August 31, 2018
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Day 10
Sometimes life does not go as planned. Today we were to anchor in Portrush in Northern Ireland. The Wife and
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August 30, 2018
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Day 9
Oban is a young town by Scottish standards. Even St. Columba’s Cathedral, which initially grabbed my attention, was built in
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August 29, 2018
Scotch-Irish Cruise Journal—Day 8
This morning our ship anchored in the bay at Portree on the Isle of Skye. Skye is an island of
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August 28, 2018
