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Oslo, Norway

Our final stop on our Scandinavia highlights trip was Oslo! After our train ride from Flam, we arrived in Oslo around 10:30pm. It was practically still daylight, too! That evening we went directly to our hostel (more on that at the end) and hit the hay. The next day was our last full day before […]

Flam Railway

Our third and final day of the fjord cruise was actually spent on a train. The Flam Railway, part of Flamsbana, leaves Flam and travels along the Aurlandsfjord and stops at the mountain top Myrdal Station before continuing on to other destinations. It take a little over an hour and a lot of people take the […]

Norwegian Fjord Cruise Pt. 2

We started our next morning with coffee from the cafe connected to the aquarium right on the water before catching the express ferry to our next destination—Flam/Aurland. It was only a 1.5 hr boat ride to Flam, but it had the prettiest views! The fjord between Balestrand and Flam becomes more narrow and one of […]

Norwegian Fjords Cruise Pt 1

The next few days of our Scandinavia trip was probably my favorite of the entire time. I just fell absolutely in love with Southern New Zealand and the fjords there, so I expected to feel the same through Norway. I was not wrong. I can’t pinpoint it on one specific thing. It’s not only the scenery, […]

Stockholm, Sweden

Fun fact #1: My dad’s family is Swedish. Well, the one side is anyway. But for some reason, that’s the ancestry I’ve always claimed. Don’t ask me why…I don’t know, but this has always led me to being really interested in visiting Sweden. We pretty much know exactly where my dad’s family originated from, too. […]

Tallinn, Estonia

When Nicole had mentioned wanting to do a day trip to Tallinn, Estonia I was a bit thrown off at first. I had never heard of the place, yet for some reason it just didn’t sound like a place I’d want to go. Man oh man was I wrong! Tallinn, Estonia is such an adorable port […]