Hello! I’m back, and lately, I’ve been having a bit of writer’s block. What is there to write about on a travel blog when I can’t even travel? Nothing. But after much thought, I realized that I’m taking a bite out of the world, which could mean travel, but it […]
After a two-day travel shlep to Oslo, we were ready to take in the sights, smells, and food of our first Norweigan city!
Before I arrived in Moscow, I viewed it as a famous and foreign place, filled with iconic sights and unfamiliar foods. When I left Moscow, I knew that it was a city that many people are lucky to call home.
Before visiting Saint Petersburg, there was a sense of foreboding. We had to get visas, which were really hard to obtain, we had to consider the fact that we were Americans visiting a not so pro-American government, and it was scary! Still, we found out that the people in Saint […]
When we got off the boat, we were ready to explore Helsinki, which ended up being my favorite stop on the trip so far.
Getting to Helsinki can be a normal train ride or airplane flight… or you can take the overnight cruise!
An artist using the sky as a canvas, a boat sunk twenty minutes into its maiden journey, and of course, some Rick Steves. We couldn’t get bored in Stockholm!
When my mother introduced our next destination on the trip, she said that it served in many ways as the inspiration for Disneyland. This awoke the Disney Princess loving toddler in me, and I got VERY excited.
Hamburg has all the best aspects of our previous trip destinations: some history, some crowds, some fun, and some good food. Okay, LOTS of good food.