My recent trip to Guatemala was the result of my not wanting to be in the US all summer (I had two events that were two months apart) combined with visiting places I had never traveled to before in the country. One of those destinations was El Paredon, a cute surf town located on the […]
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I have had this guide partially written for years. I don’t know why I never went and published it, but I guess by the time I got back to it, I just felt it needed a fresh update. I’ve done this journey too many times to count, and finally, I did it again, putting myself […]
Another place I had on my Varanger bucket list was Berlevåg. I had ignored this part of the peninsula on previous trips and I knew this trip was going to make visiting Berlevåg a top priority. And I loved it! Berlevåg sits at the end of Route 890 except a small road that will take […]
Are you planning your trip to Lapland and looking for the best Rovaniemi restaurants? This guide discloses my favorite places to eat in Rovaniemi (and what I typically order at each)! Okay, I must admit, there are not too many restaurants in Rovaniemi. But what exists in the city is pretty good! And this list […]
When I came to Varangerhalvøya on this trip, I knew I was going to finally visit both Båtsfjord and Berlevåg but I didn’t know too much about what was in between the two Norwegian villages. It turns out that both villages are well worth the visit and the road between them was way more than […]
A place I have not written much about on this blog (despite multiple trips) is the Varanger Peninsula (Varangerhalvøya) in Northern Norway. This region is one of my favorites in the entire country and I do want to encourage more people to visit and trade out some of Norway’s most popular places for this one […]