I’ll jump straight to the chase; I may or may not have eaten reindeer. (Don’t lie, you all know you’ve been wondering). But I find this safe to disclose now that Christmas is over. Also, note that it didn’t make our top 5 meals. That …
Ah, Switzerland, the land of mountains of and cheese. (and apparently, well-deserved stereotypes as you will read below). But oh so much more than that. In Switzerland, we found incredible dynamic and range for such a small country: friendly people, interesting culture, many spoken languages, …
Having been very impressed with Lucerne, we were very excited to see what other delightful landscapes Switzerland had to offer. Of course, this meant making it out to the magnificent Swiss Alps sooner or later. So the next four days were a mix of trains, …
Lucerne is one of those places that seems too perfect to be real. From the moment we stepped out of the train station and into the bustling city center we knew we were in for an unbelievable two nights. Because this city is so small, …
To be honest, I don’t know why Zurich wasn’t high on my list of places to visit. I guess I imagined lots of banks and commerce and without much character and considered it just a stepping stone to the hills and mountains. Or part of …
It was 6 o’clock in the morning. The sky was pitch black, but the streetlights illuminated the flurry of flakes that drifted silently through the crisp air. The streets were empty except for a few travelers who got off the train behind us. Rovaniemi — …
Just like that, we made it to our last stop in Scandinavia for what would turn out to be our favorite country of this region! Our plane arrived early in the morning, and we were greeted by the bustle of Helsinki and a rainy day. …
And onward to Stockholm! With only two full days in this beautiful city we wanted to make the most of it from the get-go, including fully immersing ourselves in something quintessentially Swedish. Thus we were staying at the ABBA themed Pop House Hotel and Museum! …
After an uneventful yet extremely comfortable flight from Reykjavik (thanks, Norwegian Air!), we were back on the European continent in the beautiful city of Oslo. We were so ready for more snow and all the activities it brings, especially cross-country skiing, sledding, tubing, and snowball …
It wasn’t until towards the end of our time in Iceland when we finally got to wander the Rekjyavik city center. It’s definitely somewhat of an eccentric, yet very classic Nordic-style fishing town with an up-and-coming food and bar scene (shout outs to Ramen Momo …