Photo Post: Copenhagen

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Biking Until Our Legs Fall Off in Interlaken, Switzerland

During our weekend stay in the heart of the Swiss Alps, we decided to spend a day riding bicycles rented from Interlaken around Brienzersee, one of the two lakes that surround the city. I was particularly excited, thinking it would be a good way to do something a bit adventurous. I’m not sure what I had…

The 4 Stages of Learning German (in Emoticons)

Photo Post: Stockholm

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The Best Ways to Spend a Sunny Day in Freiburg

As the jumping off point to many Black Forest excursions, Freiburg is a very outdoorsy city. In fact, as I write this, we have a guest staying with us during what might be the rainiest week of the year, and we find that we have no suggestions for her as far as activities in Freiburg…

Floors of the Hermitage

During our whirlwind, 12-hour tour of St. Petersburg, we spent about two and a half hours in the Hermitage, one of the world’s most famous museums, or so they tell me. To be completely honest, I’m not a museum person, preferring to be outside learning my way through any newly visited city. That, coupled with the…

How I Followed A Dream and Became a Tour Guide

In 2007, during my first visit to Berlin, I went on a free walking tour. Even though it was advertised as free, if at the end you thought the guide did a good job and you enjoyed the tour, you tip them what you thought it was worth. The idea was that you shouldn’t have to…

Exploring The Vasa in Stockholm

The Vasa Museum is billed as one of Stockholm’s best, and the Vasa has the distinction of being the best preserved Viking ship in the world. Those were our expectations when we entered the airplane-hangar-sized, one-room museum, and as lofty as those expectations were, the museum and ship exceeded them. Erin and I were unaware of…