Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the sort of holidays that make me want to lock myself in my room all weekend and ignore the outside world - while blasting Christmas music, of course! But late Cyber Monday evening it occurred to me that actually, there was something I had been ...
10 Very Norwegian Meals to Make in Norway for Less Than $10
I am always saying that travel in Norway doesn't have to be expensive (in fact you can read all my tips for visiting Norway on a budget here) and that includes eating. Because while a lot of food in Norway is crazy expensive, you can also find plenty of food in supermarkets that ...
7 Things No One Tells You About Life After Backpacking
Saturday marked four years since I returned from my very first backpacking trip. I only know this because I returned to my home in Chiang Mai on Loi Krathong, which also happened to be the night I first met Dan. No, this post isn't going to be about that romantic story, gross. ...
If This Town Were in the US I’d Probably Hate It
Last year I spent the 17th of May, Norwegian Constitution Day, in what must be one of the prettiest little towns in Norway. It was a sunny day, and while the surrounding mountains were still white with snow, the valley was already full of blossoming trees. Travel writers say ...
17 Essential Things to Do in Comoros
Honestly, the beaches on the Comoros are so beautiful that I was seriously tempted to plop down my towel and not leave the beach for my entire ten days in the country, but it turned out that there are so many things to do on the Comoros that I ended up spending surprisingly ...