Gotland, Sweden – Day 3

I’m sitting alone in the coziest little cafe I’ve ever seen, with beautiful string music playing in the background and the smell of freshly baked brownies tantalizing my overactive sense of smell. The coffee is the first subpar cup I’ve …

Gotland, Sweden – Day 2

I had decided long ago that I’d come to Gotland to bike. The original plan was to take a bus to the eastern side of the island, rent a bike, and ride some sort of loop out there. I had …

Gotland, Sweden – Day 1

I slept without earplugs or an eye mask last night because I was so paranoid about not waking up on time this morning. Consequently, i did not sleep well. And it seems my ipad alarm failed to go off, so …

Stockholm, Sweden – Day 3

My last day in Stockholm began with rain. How appropriate. I rolled out of bed at 10:30, which normally I’d call lazy and unnecessary (at least while traveling), but I went to sleep at 4am the night before. Why? ’cause …

Stockholm, Sweden – Day 2

I woke up at 10:30am feeling alive today. And what better way to celebrate this than by droppin’ mad crowns on food and tourist stuff?

I decided somewhat arbitrarily to begin with the island of Skeppsholmen. Stockholm is blessed (?) …

Stockholm, Sweden – Day 1

This particular European adventure had me beginning in Stockholm, Sweden. To be honest, I never really had any inkling to visit Sweden, but I kind of felt like I should since I have ancestors from the country. And since I …

Europe 2010: Itinerary

Wellllllll it looks like I’m off again! Soon I will be making my 4th trip to Europe. It’ll be much like my trip there two years ago in that I’ll be meeting up with the same friends – except this …

Rt. 66 to Las Vegas

We woke up feeling far better in the next day. I was just about back to normal, all but devouring my leftover pasta bowl thanks to a surge in my appetite. And it’s just as well, because there’s no room …

Grand Canyon and surrounds

Our last major stop on the roadtrip was the Grand Canyon. Much like the first half of the journey, things did not go according to plan and we were somewhat thwarted by the weather. Our first visit was on Easter, …