14 days, 5 countries, 7 hotels, 8 flights, 8 trains, 7 buses, 2 taxis, 3 boats, 2 funiculars, 8 trams, 2 pairs of legs and 2 rides in Kirk’s truck… it was a fun adventure for our 5-year wedding anniversary … Read More

It’s our last day of sightseeing for this trip, and we want to make the most of it. So we follow Janel’s recommendation of catching the ferry across the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. The EU … Read More

Why are we getting up so very early this morning? Oh, right, we’re heading to the airport for our next leg of the trip: Helsinki. Norwegian Air will take us from ARN to HEL in just under an hour, but … Read More

While we’d love to make this as lazy of a day as possible, we have a couple of agenda items that require us to roll out of bed at a decent time and get going. First up: breakfast at the … Read More

It is time to say Goodbye to Tromsø as we leave the freshly snow-coated city through the maze of tunnels under the hills. Never have you seen less daylight when crossing an island than here – the tunnel starts in … Read More

After getting back to the hotel after 4am last night it’s a very late and lazy start into this Monday in Tromsø. The weather is not making getting up and out any easier as it is a toss up between … Read More

After sleeping off last night’s disappointment we get up and out by midday today. It is very quiet in Tromsø today – not unusual for a Sunday after tourists were out late chasing the lights and what seemed like all … Read More

Kirk and I have a lot planned for this Saturday. Not only is it our 5th wedding anniversary, but it’s also the day we’ll first try to catch a view of the Northern Lights! Step 1 in that adventure is … Read More

We have a full day to explore Bergen, Norway’s second largest city located on the west coast of the country. While quite large, the downtown (and touristy) area is easily walkable. Even from our hotel (CityBox), a 5 minute walk … Read More

After a good night’s sleep at the Flamsbrygga Hotell and another hearty breakfast, we are ready to explore what Flåm has to offer. Late last night the rain had turned into snow and covered everything with a light blanket of … Read More