We made the drive from Finnish Lapland into Swedish Lapland on the morning of day six. There’s no immigration nor customs as you cross the border, so no passport stamp either, just a sign with the European Union symbol on it, easily missed if your guide hadn’t pointed out that it was coming-up on theContinue reading “Swedish Lapland – Days Six and Seven”
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Finnish Lapland – Days Four and Five
We had about a 2 1/2 hour drive on the morning of day four from our hotel in Levi, Finland, down to the town of Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland which sits just below the Arctic Circle (which apparently moves a little continuously). We stopped along the way for coffee and donuts, but theContinue reading “Finnish Lapland – Days Four and Five”
Finnish Lapland – Days Two and Three
On the morning of day two we flew from the airport in Helsinki to the town of Kittila in Finnish Lapland, the town with a population of about 7,000. The temperature was “feels like 19” when we landed. At the airport, we were met by a crew from “Lapland Safaris,” who took us into aContinue reading “Finnish Lapland – Days Two and Three”
Finnish and Swedish Lapland, and Norway – March 2025 – Intro & Day One in Helsinki
I’ll have to admit that these countries weren’t even really on my radar as places to visit. But whenever you travel you meet folks who also have traveled and you swap travel stories as well as the obligatory “what’s one of your favorite destinations?” In the answer to this question, not one but two ofContinue reading “Finnish and Swedish Lapland, and Norway – March 2025 – Intro & Day One in Helsinki”
Tanzania – July 2011
My first trip to sub-saharan Africa was a safari my wife and I took in July 2011, in part to celebrate my fiftieth birthday. On the way we stopped in Amsterdam for a couple of days, and then went on to Arusha. From there we visited Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the NgorongoroContinue reading “Tanzania – July 2011”
Sailboat Cruise from Athens to Istanbul – July 2012
My wife’s and my first cruise together (and my first cruise overall) had been an Atlantic Ocean crossing from New York City to Southampton, England on the Queen Mary in 2005. When we finally got around to our second cruise, we decided we’d low-key it a bit more. Our choice was a cruise on aContinue reading “Sailboat Cruise from Athens to Istanbul – July 2012”
Cape Town – December 2022
Our niece and her husband moved to Cape Town from Washington DC in January 2020 – right before the global COVID pandemic began, and while my wife and I had always planned to visit, those plans, for obvious reasons, got delayed. When we finally did go, it coincided with visits by that same niece’s fatherContinue reading “Cape Town – December 2022”
Portugal – Sept 2024
My wife and I wanted to pick a spot that neither of has had been to, with a relatively short plane ride to get there, and of course great food and drink mixed with some super spots to see. And we wanted to go with some friends. So – our choice was Portugal. Traditionally, it’sContinue reading “Portugal – Sept 2024”
Australia – My Third Continent
In 1996 I was a sales guy for a 25-person Boston-based software company that had made a reputation for itself in a small slice of the higher education market. All our customers at the time were either in the US or Canada, but somehow someway a consultant in Melbourne had heard about us and keptContinue reading “Australia – My Third Continent”
China (Beijing, Xian) – 2012
I was between jobs in early 2012 when I decided to book a trip to China, a place my eldest brother had been to, an which intrigued me for a number of reasons – its food (which I’d always loved, especially as a New Yorker), its history, the 2008 Olympics, and the amazing, stunning, awe-inspiringContinue reading “China (Beijing, Xian) – 2012”
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