Blue Lagoon – Iceland Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa located in Iceland ! It is a must visit on a trip to Iceland and the best time to visit it would be in winter !! Blue Lagoon is a man-made lagoon which is fed by the water output of the nearby geothermal power plant Svartsengi . The water is supposed to have medicinal properties. Whether that is true or not it is just a beautiful place and a unique experience !! The…
Based on my time spend in Oslo – here are my recommendations for a day in Oslo. Visit The Frogner Park (The Vigeland Park) . It is a beautiful park filled with over 200 sculptures , rose garden and beautiful grounds. The park is called Frogner Park and the statutes are referred to as Vigeland Installations . Initially I thought these were two different parks ! If you are in Oslo – highly recommend a visit to this park . I…
Earlier this year I had a chance to be in Oslo, Norway for the weekend . I really really wanted to go to Bergen and do the Norway in a Nutshell Tour to see the Fjords . My trip was in the latter half of October and heavy rain was foretasted . As such I reluctantly gave up on the attempt to do the train/cruise/bus Journey to see the Fjords from Oslo, Norway . The fjords are about six hours…
Today is Snapchat’s 3rd quarter earning report . I have held snapchat since June of 2017 ! My thought process when I bought the stock. I bought it as a short term speculative play and got caught in its downward spiral ! I shared my lessons learned from this trade . I bought the stock as a short term play – however by following the stock I came to appreciate the company’s ability to innovate and release new/unique features . From personal experience…
Recently I was in Oslo for a weekend . I was there from Friday to Monday . Had a chance to drop by multiple bars on both Saturday and Sunday ! Some interesting observations about Oslo Bars: On Saturday after 11 pm it was almost next to impossible to get a spot ! Managed to find a spot at the 3 Rd one I dropped by . This was in Gardermoen and nothing special. On Sunday got back to Oslo quite late…
Today/yesterday was a good day for long holders of SNAP chat stock ! The stock has run up over 11% within the last two days ! It has also gone above the $16 mark ! If you been reading my blog you would be aware I currently hold a long position in SNAP . I wrote about it earlier in the year ! I originally bought this stock at $17 . I have held this stock as it hit its…
Segovia is a medieval town that can be visited on a day trip from Madrid. The old city and an aqueduct within the town was declared a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The best part of the town is the Segovia Aqueduct which was built by the Romans. Aqueduct’s are structures build in ancient time to carry water over long areas. These aqueduct’s were build without the use of any modern tools ! This article gives a good overview of how aqueduct’s work. The…
The market keeps running up and I keep on waiting on the side line waiting for a pull back to go back in . So getting a bit impatient ! I watch BNN top pick everyday to get introduced to new companies and ideas. Ryan Bushell an energy sector Portfolio Manager was on – taking about his past picks and his top picks. One of his top picks AltaGas [ALA-T] currently trading at $28.59 and with a dividend yield over 7.3%…
Day Trip to Toledo from Madrid Toledo is the former capital of Spain. It is a medieval town. You can visit Toledo as a day trip from Madrid . Toledo has an interesting history . It is a place where Muslims, Jews and Christians co-existed for a length of time period in history. In the city you see the influence of the three different cultures in the architecture of the city and the buildings ! It is a charming city…
Madrid is the capital of Spain. I found it to be less crowded and peaceful compared to Barcelona . The food was definitely better ( maybe the restaurants we visited turned out to be better ?) . There are less sights to see compared to Barcelona . However, the shopping was incredible in terms of value and choices ! In my travels – Madrid had the best shopping out of all the places I have been to in Europe (…