A few weekends ago, former ADA Jared Mogil and I were in Austin, Texas for a wedding. As our Saturday evening did not have any wedding festivities, we decided to head out to Rainey Street to explore the city. What is really neat about this area of town is that all of the bars and … Continue reading Adventures in Austin: Emmer & Rye
On the third day of our Icelandic adventure, we returned to Jökulsárlón glacial lake in order to see it in the bright sunlight. With brighter light, the blue color of the iceberg glaciers is even more stunning. With global warming, the start of the glaciers can be seen receding more and more every year. After … Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part III
One of the great things about living in Brooklyn is all of the new, exciting restaurants that open. A few weeks ago, I went to try Po'Mi, a new sandwich shop in Bed-Stuy. They have two distinct sandwich menus, "Po' Style" (Po Boys) and "Mi Style" (Bahn Mi)...hence the name Po'Mi! I recommend going with … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Po’Mi
Our first stop as we continued down the southern coast was the Reynisfjara black sand beach. Formed from volcanic eruptions, this black sand beach stretches for many miles. The sea stacks that you see jutting up from the ocean were actually once part of Reynisfjall Mountain. What also makes this beach unique is the columnar … Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part II
Taking advantage of super cheap airfare on (the now defunct) WOW air and a long holiday weekend, we spent a few days this past October in beautiful Iceland! A quick six hour jaunt from JFK, and we landed in Reykjavik, grabbed our rental car, and hit the road. Driving down the south coast of Iceland, … Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part I
Athena Pappas 