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Downtown Göteborg

January 8, 2011 · 1 min read

Fun with the kids

I woke up this morning to the sounds of a lot of xylophone and a little harmonica. Which, I must admit, was quite nice, compared to the usual morning screaming…

January 7, 2011 · 4 min read

Leaving Schland.

Sunday night was my last in Berlin, and spent in the company of my CouchSurfing host, Matthias, and three of his friends. He went to Hanniball earlier in the…

January 6, 2011 · 3 min read

Berlins Silvester.

On Friday morning, I awoke just after 7 a.m. in order to get ready to catch my train to Berlin. It left just before 10 a.m., so I made certain to be at the…

January 5, 2011 · 3 min read

A day in Düsseldorf.

Although I will not be the first to acknowledge that Düsseldorf is one of the most uninteresting places I have visited in Germany, I still wanted to spend some…

January 3, 2011 · 3 min read

Mittwoch in Köln.

) On Wednesday morning, I woke up after a long and perfect night of sleep (thanks largely in part to Nyquil). Surprisingly, the infamous bells of St.…

January 2, 2011 · 4 min read

Jet-lagged in Sweden.

My first full day in Sweden was simultaneously tiring and exciting. While I was completely exhausted, I still only managed to sleep for four or five hours,…

December 29, 2010 · 5 min read

Arriving in Sweden.

Currently I’m in the airport (yet again). One of the downfalls of my rescheduled trip is that I have only been in Sweden for 36 hours and now I’m headed for…

December 28, 2010 · 3 min read

Travels.

I left Santa Rosa at 2 p.m. on the Airport Express. It seems as though Christmas Day might just be the best day to travel, or perhaps my timing was…

December 27, 2010 · 3 min read

Take 2.

Merry Christmas everyone! So today I am flying out to Europe. But for real this time. I suppose the past four days have been a lesson in patience and…

December 25, 2010 · 4 min read

The best laid plans.

I’m currently writing from a place of sadness and disappointment. Yes, I’m still in the United States. Thankfully, I didn’t miss my flight. However, my trip…

December 23, 2010 · 3 min read

Christmas vacation!

Let’s establish something here: I LOVE Christmas! Like, love it love it. My favorite holiday love it. I know that it’s kind of cliche to say, but considering…

December 21, 2010 · 4 min read