Category Archives: ROAD TRIP

KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Sound of Silence

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Nature will do it every time – fill me with a sense of awe that is jaw-dropping. And she did not disappoint as our helicopter rushed over the spare landscape toward Ittoqqortoormiit. In summer, the remote village in East Greenland hugs the rocky shore of … Continue reading →

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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – A Dream Realized

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

At age seven, when the only thing on my bucket-list was a red plastic beach pail, the Encyclopedia Britannica introduced me to a boy whose life was literally the polar opposite of mine. I was captivated from the moment I … Continue reading →

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ICELANDIC ANTIPASTI

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Once I’d heard The Calling, answered it, and set the intention of being so overjoyed with the experience of a four-day dogsled trip in Green-land that I would do it again in a heart-beat, the fear of my eyeballs freezing in their sockets while I slept … Continue reading →

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AMUSE-BOUCHE

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

In the world of fine cuisine, amuse-bouche translates as something to amuse the mouth. It’s a single, bite-sized hors d’oeuvre that tickles your taste buds awake and leaves your tongue salivating for the next course. Although this waddle of penguins may not leave you … Continue reading →

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THE CALLING

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Shhhhh.Listen.Do you hear it? The Calling? It’s not only an invitation to adventure from somewhere outside ourselves, but also an intangible summons from deep within.   It rests on mist shrouded mountain tops, sways suspended above the oceans’ floors, and hums from … Continue reading →

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MY HAPPY PLACE

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When the craziness of the outer world invades my inner peace, a visit to a nearby happy place and a deep breath restores the calm:

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Travel Tip # 1 – A LAUGHING MATTER

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Whenever the travel bug sends me to a place where I don’t speak the language, I make it a point to learn how to say No – Thank you. In my experience, a nod accompanied by a smile will do for Hello, a … Continue reading →

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BLURRED VISIONS

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It’s a black and white day – fitting for a journey to the past where yesterday easily blurrs with today where peering through dilapidated windows throws a muddied light 

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AS NOW FADES TO YESTERDAY

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

When this very second is no longer the future and becomes the past in less time than it takes to type this sentence, living in the moment almost seems easy, but is it? If I just plug along and operate on auto … Continue reading →

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SCALE

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Every Friday the folks at The Daily Post generate a themed photo challenge. This week’s ‘SCALE’ took me back to a trip we made in the summer of 2009 to the Ilulissat Ice Fjord in Greenland. To know that these ancient mountains of … Continue reading →

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