Scandinavia 2017

After touring Berlin, it was off to visit Scandinavia! Over two weeks, we’d visit Sweden, Denmark, and Norway as part of a Rick Steves’ Scandinavia Tour. Was this tour in May 2017? Yes. Am I writing this in September 2018? Yes. Not all of this trip was new territory: I previously explored Stockholm and Copenhagen in 2011. […]

Berlin 2017

“Nikky,” you may be asking, “isn’t it 2018?” “Didn’t you go on this trip in May? Are you really eleven months behind on your blog?” Yes. Yes I am. “Doesn’t that mean your memory will be dulled with the passage of time and won’t fully reflect your thoughts on these travels?” Yes it does. Luckily I […]

Reykjavík

Series so Far Jet lag recovery: Bordeaux, France Basque Country Tour: Bayonne, France; Pamplona, Spain; San Sebastián, Spain; Bilbao, Spain Scotland, pt. 1: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness. Scotland, pt. 2: Isle of Skye, Oban, Stirling, and Glasgow. Reykjavík. You’re reading this right now! October 13th, 2016 – October 15th, 2016 The last post is finally […]

Scotland: Skye, Oban, and Stirling

Series so Far Jet lag recovery: Bordeaux, France Basque Country Tour: Bayonne, France; Pamplona, Spain; San Sebastián, Spain; Bilbao, Spain Scotland, pt. 1: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness. Scotland, pt. 2:. Isle of Skye, Oban, Stirling, and Glasgow. You’re reading this right now! Reykjavik October 6th, 2016 Continuing our theme of only experiencing Western Scotland in the […]

Scotland: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness

Series so Far This is part three of a five-part series outlining our 2016 Europe trip. Jet lag recovery: Bordeaux, France Basque Country Tour: Bayonne, France; Pamplona, Spain; San Sebastián, Spain; Bilbao, Spain Scotland, pt. 1: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness. You’re reading this right now! Scotland, pt. 2: Isle of Skye, Oban, Stirling, and Glasgow Reykjavik Scotland After […]

Exploring Basque Country

Series so Far This is part two of a five-part series outlining our 2016 Europe trip. Jet lag recovery: Bordeaux, France. Basque Country Tour: Bayonne, France; Pamplona, Spain; San Sebastián, Spain; Bilbao, Spain. You’re reading this right now! Scotland, pt. 1: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness Scotland, pt. 2: Isle of Skye, Oban, Stirling, and Glasgow Reykjavik September […]

Bordeaux, France

The Plan Here’s the plan for my next few posts: I divided this trip into five chunks to make these photo essays a little more manageable. Bordeaux, France. You’re reading this right now! Basque Country Tour: Bayonne, France; Pamplona, Spain; San Sebastián, Spain; Bilbao, Spain Scotland, pt. 1: Edinburgh, St. Andrews, and Inverness Scotland, pt. 2: […]