I think seeing the Northern Lights is on just about everyone's bucket list these days. At least it definitely seems to be gaining in popularity. And for good reason too - the Northern Lights are magical! But of course the problem is, they're not exactly dependable. And I'm ...
The Airbnb in Swedish Lapland Where You Can Stay with Reindeer
Okay, you know how I said in my last post how Danielle and I wanted to chase the Northern Lights around Narvik but then I found Husky Lodge so we went to Kiruna instead? Well, there's actually more to the story than that. About ten minutes after I found Husky Lodge and ...
How to See the Best of Japan in A Week (1 Week Japan Itinerary)
Updated January 2023 I always call Norway my second home, but there's also another country that I lived in almost as long as Norway - Japan! I spent a year in Nishinomiya, near Kobe, and two years on Tanegashima in southern Japan, and yet I've never really written much about ...
11 Actually Fun Things to Do in Japan – from a Local!
Updated January 2023 After living in Japan for three years (one as a child and two as an adult), I have a lot of thoughts about your trip to Japan. In my last post I shared an itinerary for what I'd consider a perfect one week trip to Japan. It covered the two Japan trip musts ...
23 Things to Do in Stavanger, Norway – From a Local!
To be perfectly honest I only recently realized what a wonderful city Stavanger is to visit. I had driven through Stavanger several times and never thought much of it, but I also had never spent the time to properly explore the city. But then my friend Vanessa moved to Stavanger ...