Welcome to Oslo!
|01-NOV-2014| Note to travelers: Scandic hotels have EPIC breakfast buffets included in the room rate. And by epic I mean just about anything one could …
IKEA is Swedish
| 28-May-2012| I see IKEA bags, everything in this apartment is IKEA, yet I haven’t seen an IKEA. We started our day …
Not all those who wander are lost
| 27-May-2012 | Don’t look for anything to be open at 7:00am on a Saturday – coffee shops included. Settled for a …
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 …
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 …