Trip: Trip 2a: Norway, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
There are [4] stories from my trip: Trip 2a: Norway, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
LATVIA | Tuesday, 12 Apr 2016 | Views [517]
I usually have an impression of a place before arrival, and that often predetermines whether I will like it. The impression may or may not be based on anything very substantial. Perhaps I have tucked away a vague memory of a news report or a photograph, ... Read more >
Tags: budget, latvia, riga, sabbatical, solo, travel
ESTONIA | Saturday, 9 Apr 2016 | Views [461]
It's time for a confession: I usually dread going to new places.
How is that possible in a person with wanderlust , in a person whose driving force is to experience the unknown? I've been honest about the fears I've had traveling solo, but this is ... Read more >
Tags: dread, estonia, kalev chocolate, sabbatical, solo, tallinn, travel, wanderlust
FINLAND | Friday, 1 Apr 2016 | Views [562]
Leaving Norway on an Aurora High
My goal in going to Norway was realized in the end - I saw the northern lights!!! Going on guided light chases will certainly wreck your budget (see below), but it was totally worth it. You have to be able to get ... Read more >
Tags: aurora borealis, budget, finland, helsinki, northern lights, norway, sabbatical, solo, travel, tromsø
NORWAY | Sunday, 27 Mar 2016 | Views [682] | Comments [2]
March’s full moon accompanied me on the last leg of my arrival in Norway, hovering just over the wing of the plane from Oslo to Tromsø and giving me my first view of the country. In the south, there was only patchy snow on the watery land, ... Read more >
Tags: aurora borealis, easter, northern lights, norway, population density, sabbatical, snow, solo, travel, tromsø
