The Lofoten Islands
We stayed in Andenes for three days, mostly to wait out some rainy weather. We were hoping for some sun as we traveled the Lofoten Islands. As it turned out, we didn’t get nearly as much rain as we anticipated, …
Year: 2021
Norway’s islands: Senja & Andøya
We like to talk about how big Norway is from the tippy top to the south end, and it is big, but not like you’d think. In fact, the distance from Nordkapp to the south of Norway is only about …
Tromsø
Of all the places I was looking forward to visiting in Norway, Tromsø (pronounced Tromsa) was at the top of the list. I have wanted to come here for as long as I can remember, and I wanted to come …
Nordkapp!
In the winter of 2017, Steven and I left our big rig, Scoopy, safe and secure at the ranch in Texas and boarded multiple flights to make our way to Europe. Our main destination was Dublin, to visit Steven’s family, …
Beyond the Arctic Circle
Traveling in Scandinavia is a bit like traveling to Alaska. When you start out in the Lower 48 you have lots of routes to choose from, but by the time you get into Canada heading north, the routes start to …
Stockholm
We arrived in Turku after an uneventful jaunt across Finland from Helsinki and found a parking lot near the terminal where we could spend the night. We had to be in line for the ferry at 7:20 a.m. for an …
The Baltics and into Scandinavia!
We reluctantly said our goodbyes to the wonderful staff who catered to our every whim at the Camping Wok in Warsaw and hit the road. This beautiful little campground is so popular that during normal times it would be necessary …
Slowing down in Warsaw
I have said many times before with regard to our lifestyle, we are not on vacation. As such, we have down days, chore days, lazy days, personal days, sick days, Netflix and chill days and all kinds of other days …
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives there. That statement is on the homepage of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum website and there’s almost nothing further …
Poland
I have to admit that both Steven and I were disappointed when our plans to visit Iceland had to be shelved and Poland became our new destination. In my mind, Poland was, at best, a transit country, a grey, postwar, …