David Rogers

This is the fourth and final part in a series of posts that tells the story of our family adventure to Iceland. As regular readers will know, I've worked with  Discover the World Schools  for a while now, producing the award winning volcano and Norway study aids. This is the third adventure here this year but this time it's our own agenda!  When the company asked me to write a series of posts covering our family adventure I agreed as it will also serve as a record of our trip.  People often say that the best time to reflect on a holiday is when you get back and this is true.  Three days after getting back from Iceland, a few thoughts have run through my mind about Iceland, the UK and geography.  Some of my thoughts have been underpinned by this great video within which Dan Raeven-Ellison poses an excellent question: what is local? So, after a few days back two things have hit me.  The first is that it's nice to see dark...

This is the third in a series of posts that will tell the story of our family adventure to Iceland. As regular readers will know, I've worked with  Discover the World Schools  for a while now, producing the award winning volcano and Norway study aids. This is the third adventure here this year but this time it's our own agenda!  When the company asked me to write a series of posts covering our family adventure I agreed as it will also serve as a record of our trip.  We've been on the road for four days now and clocked up 1,300 kilometres in the car, which is looking a little worse for wear after the gravel road (forever known as 'adventure roads'). It's been fairly lonely out here which is a great thing and we have spent most of the time in the Icelandic rural areas where even the tourist honeypots are quiet. So, it seems a good time to share some of what we have learned as a family along the way. 1. Slow down Henry will be four years old in July and he has dict...

This is the second in a series of posts that will tell the story of our family adventure to Iceland. As regular readers will know, I've worked with  Discover the World Schools  for a while now, producing the award winning volcano and Norway study aids. This is the third adventure here this year but this time it's our own agenda!  When the company asked me to write a series of posts covering our family adventure I agreed as it will also serve as a record of our trip.  Henry is four in July so is at that stage where he needs quite a bit of entertainment.  The weather conditions were going to prove challenging.  Most the attractions of Iceland, and especially this part of Iceland, are outside.  Having said that, it was time for breakfast first.  Being the only family with a toddler in tow, we are easily identifiable.  The breakfast buffet was excellent as Henry could choose exactly what he wanted and did have some of the independence he enjoys a...

This is the first in a series of posts that will tell the story of our family adventure to Iceland. As regular readers will know, I've worked with Discover the World Schools for a while now, producing the award winning volcano and Norway study aids. This is the third adventure here this year but this time it's our own agenda!  When the company asked me to write a series of posts covering our family adventure I agreed as it will also serve as a record of our trip.  This post will focus on getting through the airports and to the first hotel. I have to say that being a veteran of getting 32 11-16 year olds plus staff through airports, nothing much phases me about them.  That said, Gatwick's North Terminal was stress free and useful windows for spying on the aeroplane action below.  We flew Iceland Air and were greeted by postcards for Henry to colour (with pencils)). These were posted by the crew to the Grandparents - handy!  The online check in also allowed us to...