The Gilded Gosling

08/18/2026

In honor of our anniversary, here’s one of our favorite places, and Heathers first summit, Carrauntoohil. Ireland is more than Guinness and leprechauns.

A guide to hiking and climbing the tallest point in Ireland, Carrauntoohil.

08/12/2026

All these fine fellows we found near Rauðanes, nearly as far north in Iceland as you can go 🇮🇸

08/12/2026

I will never tire of puffins. Looking at them, photographing them, posting about them.

Atlantic Puffin Though they live alone for most of their lives, on and in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic Puffin swims and flies its way to Iceland each year to make little pufflings. Alone among birds, these puffins are monogamous to the point of meeting their mate every year at the....

08/02/2026

We’re named after geese for several reasons, but one of the foremost is that they are EVERYWHERE. These guys get around. The Graylag Goose is far from an exception. You might not expect to see a farmyard looking chunk like this in the Land of Fire and Ice, but goose don’t care what you think.

Atlantic Puffin Though they live alone for most of their lives, on and in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic Puffin swims and flies its way to Iceland each year to make little pufflings. Alone among birds, these puffins are monogamous to the point of meeting their mate every year at the....

07/25/2026

Exploring Cleveland and Mentor yesterday for my birthday, and we stopped by Tommy Boys for some GREAT pizza.

07/21/2026

Atlantic Puffins are perhaps the most adorable birds in the world, and some of the hardest working. They live their life at sea, alone, and come together every year to meet the same mate, at the same burrow to raise a new generation of pufflings. We saw so many of these beautiful birds in Iceland, and we are very grateful for the opportunity to travel as we do.
As always, all pictures are by us, never AI, always original.
Check out our website for more birds of Iceland 🇮🇸

07/19/2026

I love finding art when we travel and Icelandic street art is FANTASTIC. These are from Heimaey, the largest of the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). I did not see any names to attribute, but I love them.

07/11/2026

Not a bad seat in the house. Norway vs England

07/09/2026

Much easier to look at than to say. One of our favorite places in Iceland 🇮🇸

07/06/2026

Iceland