Today – a day before Swedish julafton – we’re culminating the Holiday Spirit Immersion Program by visiting the Christmas market that started it all. Just over 2 years ago, I visited Stockholm in mid-November to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We explored Sweden’s capital for nearly two days, and many hours were spent in the city’s… Read More Advent Adventures in Stockholm, Sweden
Have you turned on that holiday music yet? If you haven’t, it’s time to press “play,” because we are about to embark on our second Advent Adventure. This installment of the Holiday Spirit Immersion Program takes us to a medieval city located on the very western edge of Germany. It is close to both the Belgian and Dutch border and… Read More Advent Adventures in Aachen, Germany
To Interrail, or not to Interrail – that is the question: Whether ’tis finer to travel by train A paper pass taking you from point A to B speeding though gargantuan mountains and on the edge of deep blue seas Or to simply hop on a plane and time in each destination gain? ‘Tis can be… Read More To Interrail or Not to Interrail
Steep cliffs descending into the turquoise sea, colourful villages with closely-built homes, fresh calamari from local harbours – this is a part of Italy that I had longed to experience (especially after spending time in the busier cities of Rome, Venice, and Turin). Little did I know that I would have the opportunity to experience these… Read More Camogli and Portofino, Italy
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