Europe
November 15, 2015
It started as a twitter chat, as many of Juno Kim’s (the voice behind RunawayJuno.com) adventures do. “You should come up to see the northern lights […]
February 3, 2015
Last year’s off-season Eurail trip was such a success that I’m headed back for another round! I scored another super cheap airfare on Norwegian, so I’m […]
January 22, 2015
I’m not going to tell you that Luxembourg is a fascinating place to visit. But what I will tell you is that Luxembourg City is a […]
January 15, 2015
How I’m flying to Europe for $136 (and how you can too) I’ll take you back to February 2011. I was checking in for my […]
October 1, 2014
A Walk around Zagreb Croatia I visited Zagreb Croatia on my rail trip through Europe, after a brief stop in Ljubljana, Slovenia and before heading to […]
August 31, 2014
Why I went to Ukraine (and my fascination with all things Soviet) I’ve had a fascination with the former republics of the Soviet Union since the […]
February 8, 2013
Naples is authentic. I think that word might get thrown around too much these days without meaning. Where other city’s historic cores have been taken over […]
February 1, 2013
A Walk around Orvieto Italy Orvieto is Umbria’s imposing hill town. You won’t notice much, pulling in on the train. The city is perched a thousand […]
January 25, 2013
Nikiszowiec Historic Working-class Housing Nikiszowiec was built as housing for miners between the years 1908 to 1919. It’s a district in the city of Katowice, in Silesia, […]
January 17, 2013
“We’re all related, but we’re not inbred.” Gunnar told us as he drove the van back towards Reykjavik after a full day of touring South […]
January 15, 2013
You can’t see the Northern Lights from Reykjavik. On the rare occasion that you can, you need to view them from a particular spot when they […]
January 7, 2013
A Walking Food Tour of Rome If the first thing we think about Rome is ancient ruins of the former Roman civilization, the second is food. […]
December 12, 2012
When it was time to leave Olomouc, an under-appreciated city in eastern Czech Republic, I had an idea. Instead of going directly to Prague, why not […]
December 11, 2012
When travel seems to go wrong It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. We were supposed to stop in a small town in the foothills of […]
October 22, 2012
My Favorite Paris Photos I’ve always said that I travel to see how people are living. I’m curious to see what places are like and […]
October 6, 2012
The road to Can Rigall twists and turns its way 800 meters up from the valley floor and the village of Arles-sur-Tech. It had been a […]
September 14, 2012
We were recommended to stop in Wroclaw Poland by several people. These recommendations were based on the notion that we’d enjoy a pleasant city with nice […]
September 10, 2012
I mentioned before in a post about Tampere, Finland that I’m inspired by industrial landscapes. Rail yards definitely fit that bill. When we pulled out of […]
September 7, 2012
From Vilnius, Lithuania, an eight hour bus ride got us to Warsaw Poland. I thought I would be overwhelmed and intimidated by the Polish capital, but […]
September 5, 2012
Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, and Riga, Latvia. What do all these cities have in common? They are all world centers of Art Nouveau architecture. In the late […]
September 4, 2012
As I walked the cobbled-stone streets of old Tallinn, Estonia, I couldn’t help but notice the colorful and sometimes decorative front doors. Many were painted multiple […]
August 26, 2012
I’m inspired by old industrial landscapes. One of the best I’ve seen is in central Tampere Finland. Since they’re not in use anymore, the smokestacks are […]