I’ve been to over 90 countries but my favorite travels are to countries where it is extremely cold and countries where concrete is ubiquitous. On this blog, you will find a lot of information about Scandinavia and the Nordics and about the East, from Ukraine to Central Asia. I also have an affinity for specialty coffee, craft beer, and mindful travel, which will be present on the blog. The map to the left showcases where I’ve been and countries that have been written about on this site.
The Faroe Islands are one place that I just can’t stop raving about. It has been ten months since I traveled through these beauties of the North Atlantic, but I......
31 January, 2018 7 Comments
Before reading this, please read these three key points first: a) This post has nothing to do with things I do or don’t like about living in Norway. If you’re......
14 June, 2017 654 Comments
Astana, Kazakhstan is one of the weirdest places I have ever visited. If you even just Google “Astana”, you will find several other people using the word “weird” as a......
01 June, 2017 163 Comments
Believe it or not, I traveled back to Astana, Kazakhstan. I said it would never happen after my last trip there and I was pretty insistent on that for years. ......
17 October, 2018 No comment
I recently had the chance to explore County Sligo, Ireland. While my trip concentrated on the south and west of Sligo, I had a chance to see so much and......
15 October, 2018 6 Comments
I had just arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria after picking the city for my next ‘Schengen-exile’ knowing I needed to be outside of the Schengen Zone for ninety days. I had......
01 October, 2018 No comment
