Midnight sun is no joke
| 26-May-2018 | Sunset last night: 9:39 pm; sunrise this morning: 3:51 am and “night” is more like dusk. And it’s still …
Dark Wave Goth Minimal Synth Experimental Art Rock
| 25-May-2012| That’s a section header from one of today’s record shops. Is having your record in that bin better or worse …
ABBA says Hello
| 24-May-2012 | Helsinki to Stockholm: forty minute flight, one hour time change, different currency, different language and no passport control. Love …
Denim Manpris are huge in Helsinki
| 23-May-2012| This observation has absolutely nothing to do with today’s post, but it’s funny. Skinny jeans and Converse continue to be …
Don’t be a tourist. Plan less.
| 22-May-2012 | Thunderstorms this morning, but we had nothing specific planned. We decided a “lazy” day in the city was in …
More Boats and Another Country
| 21-May-2012 | Woke up to another beautiful, sunny morning today. After a quick breakfast at the hotel buffet, we were off …
More Angry Birds and a Boat Ride
| 20-May-2012 | Visual evidence of the previously mentioned Angry Birds soda – I’m pretty sure we don’t have this at home! …
Angry Birds and Hockey Fans
| 19-May-2012 | Angry Birds and hockey fans have taken Helsinki by storm. The 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship is being played …
Tervetuloa Helsinkiin!
| 18-May-2012 | The piers around the port were quiet when we arrived late Friday afternoon, but we know now where to …
Spa Day
| 16-Oct-2011| Today was spa day: Blue Lagoon, baby! A beautiful, sunny day, our first here in Reykjavik … ever. We loaded …
Frankie Says Relax
| 15-Oct-2011| Today’s plan: relax. We left the apartment around 11am (before you get snarky, we got to bed around 3am!) and …
More Shopping, More Food and More Music
| 14-Oct-2011 |. A somewhat busy day today…. where to start? The weather was all over the board – drizzling, then sunny for …
ATVs!! Woot Woot!
| 13-Oct-2011 | After a nice leisurely breakfast, we headed out to the mall ostensibly to do some music shopping. Which we …
Airwaves 2011!
| 12-Oct-2011 | So… the trip started pretty well, though I (Jeff) came away with a bit of a sore back due to …
Speciality Shopping
| 27-Aug-2009 | We headed out early this morning to check out the sculpture garden at the Rijksmuseum. Unfortunately, there was construction …
Amsterdam!
| 26-Aug-2009 | As we walked to Plaça Catalunya this morning to catch the bus to the airport, I bid good-bye to …
Montserrat
| 25-Aug-2009 | No concrete jungle today, we took the train inland to Montserrat. Make that a train, and two, yes two, …
Gothic Sensibilities
| 24-Aug=2009 | We wrapped up Sunday with tapas and sangria at a nice little restaurant our B&B owner recommended. When we …
All Things Gaudi
| 23-Aug-2009 | We headed out this morning to Parc Güell to check out more Gaudi. We took the subway rather than …
Holá Barcelona!
| 22-Aug-2009 | Whew!! Twenty-four and a half hours after leaving our home in Kirkland, we are crashed at our B&B in …
Utilitarian Ending
| 24-May-2008 | We left Porto this morning heading a bit north to Vila do Conde in hopes (well, Holly hoped) that the …
Rural Road Rage and Ruminations
| 23-May-2008 | We escaped the city first thing this morning, heading east into the Douro valley. We selected another “N” road …
Corpus Christi Day, who knew?
| 22-May-2008 | Porto looked grimy, run down and seedy yesterday . . . today it rained. It’s pretty miserable in the …
Lisbon to Porto
| 21-May-2008 | Today is a travel day: Lisbon to Porto. This is a 312km trip, according to the map, but here …
Quinta de Regaleria, Sintra
| 20 -May-2008 | Sorry for the lack of consistency in postings; let’s not get started about internet connectivity here. Our luck …