P.S: By the way, that image of the sun and water – yeah that was taken around midnight. Pretty amazing light!

Here is Part I of our journey…

Following the posts of images, I’ll blog about our trip in detail – our itinerary, travel tips and more. Leave some comments and let me know what you think… and stay tuned for LOTS more!!!!

And of course, just like when we traveled to Southeast Asia and Australia, I will of course be bringing my trusty Clik Bag with me. This bag is great… even when I’m not carrying camera gear.

I love that I’m bringing with me more lenses and tripods then I am clothes.

Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.

Yup, that’s right, Iceland. A few of you guessed correctly and a few of you knew already.

Ryan and I are very excited about this summers adventure. We’ll be joined by my brother Aaron Yung, as we drive and camp the Ring Road.

Where we are headed is the most sparsely populated country in Europe and home to two of my favorite musicians…

 Even though we won’t be gone for 62 days, we are preparing for a new summer adventure. Where to you may ask? Make sure to keep checking the blog for hints!!!

Ryan and I have a few friends in the Minnesota area, so we gathered up the herd and went on an ice fishing expedition – ten of us packed into a cabin on Lake Waconia. Being that the majority of this crew were business students, it was no surprise to me how much research went into “how to have the best time out on a frozen lake.” I even struck up a conversation with a couple guys on the plane about my upcoming fishing adventure. They seemed to be familiar with the process and gave me a lot of helpful hints! Needless to say, our group arrived to the lake prepared with games, food, and drinks for six hours worth of fishing.

Our cabin was great. It was surprisingly spacious for ten people and all our gear. Even though natives had told me they go fishing in just jeans and a flannel shirt, we all bundled up for the worst. I mean it was -20 the day before. We figured it would be better to strip down if hot than to freeze. The little heater in the cabin made it super toasty in there, so I shed a layer pretty quickly. We all did pretty well fishing but didn’t catch anything big, just a few small sunfish. We acted as if they were big though. Every time someone caught a fish we all cheered and rooted them on as they pulled up the line. Then of course I made them pose with their prize catch. Our lake neighbor was outside when Ryan caught the first fish of the day. I’m sure he thought we scored big as all of us were screaming with joy. When we stepped outside he asked us what we got. Ryan showed him and he just giggled a bit and told us to have fun. It wasn’t the first giggle of the day. We kept some locals chuckling at the marina as they overheard our questions and comments.

All in all ice fishing was fabulous. I would love to go back to Minnesota one more time before the ice thaws to fish again -especially with the friends I went with on this trip. They are what made it such a wonderful experience.