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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 […]

Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki, Finland

Earlier this month I went on a 12 day trip with one of my besties to Scandinavia and I’m so excited to share all of the details! Having Swedish blood, this is a trip I’ve always wanted to do, and Nicole had some of the same places on her travel bucket list. So back in […]

Toronto

I recently traveled to Toronto for work and spent about 5 days in the city. I really enjoyed my time there! The city reminded me a lot of Chicago. The people I interacted with during the week were super friendly, downtown was extremely walkable and there are direct flights to/from St. Louis. Even though I was […]