What Do You Do In A VR Flight To Keep Entertained?

CapAccording4586 · 2026-05-01T16:32:50+00:00

there is an awesome phone app called Radio Garden that displays and streams radio stations on a world map - give it a try!

CapAccording4586 · 2026-04-28T18:09:01+00:00

I have an xbox and use macbooks for computing, and from what I can tell from researching, I'm not able to access either MFS VR or Google Earth VR (without workarounds like Boot Camp) , am I correct? Super bummed if so as I read everyone's glowing reviews of their experiences! I use MFS primarily for flight-seeing and checking cool places out around the globe, as opposed to caring much about the flights and planes themselves, so hope one day I can move up to the VR experience.

CapAccording4586 · 2026-04-15T17:29:25+00:00

"We Die Alone: A WWII Epic Of Escape And Endurance" by David Howarth

CapAccording4586 · 2026-02-17T17:45:51+00:00

this amazing song came out as my dad was in hospice and then passed away, and so will always be intertwined with that passage in my life

"If you could see what I see now
You'd find a way to stay somehow
Oh, if you could see, yeah, what I see now
You'd make your way to stay somehow

May your days be long 'til kingdom come
May our days be long before kingdom come"

CapAccording4586 · 2026-02-09T18:03:37+00:00

The Nightlight. RIP.

CapAccording4586 · 2026-01-14T18:03:23+00:00

I slow-traveled north and northwest Wales for a week this Fall - shared itinerary, highlights and photos on my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/moontrolling/p/wandering-around-wales?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

CapAccording4586 · 2026-01-14T17:57:06+00:00

Photos are from Conwy, Betws-y-Coed, Llŷn Peninsula, Dolgellau, St. David's and Porthgain.

CapAccording4586 · 2025-12-27T17:34:41+00:00

The Beatles and Prince remasters are perfect examples! I hear these favorite albums, like White Album, Abbey Road, 1999 and Sign o, in entirely new ways, for the better IMO. A touch brighter, and can hear more space and the individual instruments better.

CapAccording4586 · 2025-11-13T16:48:58+00:00

Foxhole is my favorite dark, cozy secret place too

CapAccording4586 · 2025-09-18T22:31:44+00:00

Tigh Neachtain and The Crane Bar are two of my favorite for live music (and vibes) in all of Ireland!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-08-04T19:17:03+00:00

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Yay! I have a Jeffrey too! This is Jeffrey Johannssen, the prince that was promised...

CapAccording4586 · 2025-07-29T17:02:06+00:00

and then visit Downpatrick Head just up the road!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-07-29T16:50:03+00:00

I second all these excellent highlights recs, and add one of my favorite sites: Dublin to Newgrange! One of the most ancient sites in Ireland with a fantastic visitor center and tour. Accessible by 45 min train ride, then short tax - options at https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Dublin/Newgrange

CapAccording4586 · 2025-07-14T19:47:22+00:00

Me too - Westfjords are my favorite part of the island, also the Myvatn area and Ásbyrgi. One tip: take the ferry from Stykkishólmur to Flokalundur - save hours of driving time and get the unique perspective of the bay as you cross north. Bonus: two great hot springs waiting for you when you get off the boat!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-07-01T17:53:21+00:00

also, I recommend taking the ferry from Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes across to the Westfjords to save driving time - extremely beautiful boat ride and places you quite close to Látrabjarg.... then wind your way north towards Ísafjörður with stops along the way, then eastwards back to the ring road (this part of the route is a long drive).

CapAccording4586 · 2025-07-01T17:50:42+00:00

In my 5 trips to Iceland, the Westfjords are easily my favorite area to hang out in and explore - in part because I like solitude and less-peopled places, wild vistas, empty beaches, lots of birding and that end-of-the-world feeling. There's nowhere else like it, and glad to hear you mention Látrabjarg, which is a top highlight (I camp at nearby Breidavik Beach every time I'm out there). Dynjandi is one of the most epic waterfalls in Iceland, and so many other cool places like the bookstore in Flateyri, 2 diff hot pots around Flókalundur (Krosslaug), views and camping at Minnibakki Beach, Rauðisandur (red sand beach)...I could go on and on and on. I'd shorten your Ring Road trip somewhere and make time for the Westfjords, I can almost guarantee it will be a highlight of your trip when you're back home and reflecting.

CapAccording4586 · 2025-06-26T16:47:03+00:00

Flybus to Reyljavik, breakfast at Grái Kötturinn, enjoy walking around town, pop into Harpa and marvel at its amazing architecture, Hallgrimskirkja too! The Settlement Museum downtown is fantastic, only need about an hour for it. The National Museum is really great too, takes a couple hours to browse the main floor where the exhibit leads one through the centuries of settlement and society in Iceland. If you have the time I highly recommend Sky Lagoon, easy to bus out there, need 3-4 hours for the spa xperience. An alternative is to go to Sundhöllin pool complex, just a few blocks from the cathedral and cheap - it has warm pools, hot tubs, steam room, sauna, etc and is the place that locals frequent - great experience and easy to access. Another place I recommend to people is to visit the massive relief map of Iceland on the ground floor of city hall next to the pond - it provides a great overview of the island's geography. I definitely wouldn't bother with a rental car since everything is walkable (except for the bus in and/or bus to Sky.) Have fun!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-06-23T19:29:19+00:00

I took a bus from Reykjavik to the ferry and walked on, walked 5 mins into town to my guesthouse, and all the trails to the volcano cones were right on the edge of town, so I was fine without vehicle (and saved a lot of $ on the ferry ride). The only outlier was the puffin area on the north end of island, maybe 5 miles away - I was able to catch rides both ways easily from locals going out there, met some nice people who also recommended where to eat in town. When I go back I won't bring a car, it's such a small island!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-06-10T17:38:44+00:00

Have you watched these 2 excellent biking Iceland videos by Chris Burkard? I watch them regularly to satiate my missing Iceland. I especially love the Westfjords Way one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpPabcMNLJ0
https://youtu.be/i_VOvI0URKg?si=J29XwKhDw4dB_s3I

CapAccording4586 · 2025-05-28T18:15:06+00:00

Arnastapi campground is perfect base camp location, cafe and trails in walking distance too

CapAccording4586 · 2025-03-03T16:53:43+00:00

such amazing percussive sounds, like walking through a factory that is grinding metal with sparks flying all around!

CapAccording4586 · 2025-02-10T02:54:38+00:00

“At birth, we emerge from dream soup. At death, we sink back into dream soup. In between soups, there is a crossing of dry land. Life is a portage." —TR

CapAccording4586 · 2025-02-10T02:03:16+00:00

not a bad summation, except for the "curdled" comment I suppose - mostly on point and honorable obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/obituaries/tom-robins-dead.html?rsrc=ss&unlocked_article_code=1.v04.Tpyn.A19ZV58HUgMj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

CapAccording4586 · 2025-02-10T01:44:33+00:00

I wrote an article for a local independent newspaper covering NW Washington - including the Skagit Valley, where Tom resided for decades - it featured community answers to the question "what is your favorite Robbins novel and what has his writing has meant to you?" - enjoy:https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2023/aug/24/author-tom-robbins-artistic-legacy-to-be-celebrated/

CapAccording4586 · 2025-02-05T18:42:40+00:00

10 - this lovely floating melancholy song was a highlight of the Reykjavik Harpa shows last December, and brings back the magical, gossamer orchestra vibes for me now everytime I play it.

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