One of my favorite things about living in Europe is how easy it is to pop over to other countries. Like when Dan and I returned from our time in the mountains and my Aunt Hege announced that we were all going to Stockholm for my grandmother's birthday weekend! And an 8 hour train ...
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Travel Superlatives
On our way from our old home in Thailand to our new home in Norway, Dan and I traveled through twenty countries. I guess you could say we took the scenic route. Ah ha ha. Yes, there were many (more) bad jokes made, bad travel days suffered, bad food eaten, and bad games ...
Croatia, Why So Boring?
It was me, Croatia, not you. I had been obsessed with visiting Croatia for a weirdly long time. Weird because it’s in Europe so it really shouldn’t have taken me so long to get there. But it did. The obsession started when I was maybe ten years old and visiting Prague with my ...
Breaking into Buzludzha Monument
After months of traveling through Russia and Eastern Europe, I figured I had seen my fair share of Soviet Ghosts. And then I arrived in Bulgaria. If Communist architecture is your thing - and isn't it everybody's thing? - then Bulgaria is your place. I constantly found myself ...
Veliko Taronovo, Bulgaria: What to See & Why to Go
People often ask me what my favorite country to visit has been, and I never quite know what to say. There are so many wonderful places in the world! A question that I sadly find much easier is about my least favorite country. The answer? Bulgaria. I visited Bulgaria’s coast at ...