Early on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, our ship docked in Rostock, Germany, adjacent to the resort town Warnemunde and two and a half hours train ride away from Berlin. The evening before we were informed via PA that Germany was in the midst of a train strike, which would complicate travel from the port to… Continue reading →

Aarhus stood out as it wasn’t a capital and wasn’t a world class city like St. Petersburg, but we still saw some interesting things during our time there. Unlike Copenhagen, which sits on an island in the Baltic Sea, Aarhus is connected to mainland Europe, towards the Northeastern section of Denmark. It was on our… Continue reading →

After virtually being awake for 36 hours straight, our day in Oslo afforded us the opportunity to sleep in….all the way to 8:30. Oslo was split up into two parts. The first half was a guided tour, which brought us to the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the famous Oslo ski jump Holmenkollbakken and the Viking Ship… Continue reading →

God dag, everyone. After a two week hiatus, I return to talk about a very long and very enjoyable trip abroad. I’ve never considered myself particularly narrow-minded or uncultured, but I will say from the start that visiting each of these countries could not be substituted by merely reading about them. Each has unique character… Continue reading →

Two years ago, I became obsessed with seeing the Northern Lights. Even though particularly active solar evenings have produced an aurora as far south as Albany in recent years, I’ve missed every opportunity to glimpse the display. A trip to Iceland seemed like a relatively inexpensive bet. Reykjavik sits at 64 degrees latitude on the… Continue reading →