Slow travel. Eat Local.
3
Jul
Norway Facts Just last month, the Wall Street Journal ran this story on the world’s happiest countries. And unsurprisingly, Norway was number two. It and its fellow Scandinavian countries are often at the top of these lists. Why is Norway so happy? I can’t say as a local, since I was only there a couple […]
25
Jun
Bergen “Born in the U.S.A.” blares out of the speakers of the local Egon Restaurant right on Bergen’s Harbor. Tonight Bruce Springsteen (of my home state of New Jersey) is playing a big outdoor concert here and the city is abuzz with not only summer tourist masses, but Norwegian “Boss” fans as well. The sounds […]
7
May
Dear Berlin- I hate to say this, but I feel I must be honest. I think I’ve outgrown you. What?! During my ‘round the world tour, Berlin was hands down one of my favorite cities. It was in the top two for sure – so much so that I returned there in 2008 to possibly […]
30
Apr
Weissensee Jewish Cemetery I didn’t expect to, but I love this place. It is extraordinarily peaceful with gentle snow flakes falling creating blanket of calm and peace all around. The cushion of white and towering trees all above causes such a quiet, tranquil setting. All I hear are my boots crunching the snow underneath my […]
23
Apr
Tempelhof Airport Since it opened as a public park in 2010, Tempelhof has become the most popular open space in all of Berlin. In a space larger than NYC’s Central Park, people come out to run and ride bikes on the parallel runways, fly kites, and have picnics and barbecues all over the lawn. Berlin’s […]
15
Apr
It is no surprise that Berlin is a huge international city. I found it much easier to find Turkish food than authentic German food. In fact I waited on line (in the cold!) just to taste the famous doner kebab at Mustafas stand in Kreuzberg. You must check out Mustafa’s awesome website, it’s really fun […]
11
Apr
What is it about travel that you love? Taking a break? Recharging your batteries? Or is it experiencing a new place, new culture, and new people? Observation For me it has almost been the latter. Although relaxing by the pool is very nice, I bore of that very quickly and yearn to seek out more […]
4
Apr
Can you get the sense that I love Sweden?! I have now been there three times and still have so much more to see. The people are friendly, the food is good, and I generally love the aesthetic of the place. How a place ‘looks’ and “carries itself” does affect me. If you’ve been reading […]
2
Apr
It was time to put our new Volvo into 6th gear (yes, some Americans — including both of us — can drive a manual transmission; both of our first cars were Hondas with a stick) and hit the E-6 highway south into Skåne (Scania in English or more simply “South Sweden”). Coffee Break What’s a […]
28
Mar
After gently rocking to sleep in our floating room, CP and I bid farewell to the Salt & Sill hotel and jump in our Volvo excited to see more of the Swedish countryside and coast. Since I rarely if ever travel abroad by car, there is a nice freedom to this — being able to […]
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