Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
I’m so glad that The Fram was actually small and disappointing, because it meant that I had time to visit the Viking Ship Museum when I was done. I was also glad of the bragging rights that came with my original museum pick being far superior to the Fram, but who’s keeping score? Unfortunately, I…
If you haven’t yet learned from my other posts, or worse yet if you haven’t read my other post (which you probably should), Oslo is weird. Nothing quite makes sense, and the Munch Museum is no exception. I mean, where else in the world could a museums most famous painting be stolen… twice?! To be…
I’ll be the first to admit that, despite the sensational ads, The Fram Museum didn’t hold much appeal for me. Of course, Tripadvisor doesn’t usually steer me wrong. We can also put this on the pro list for solo travel. This was a concession that I made, that ultimately meant that I could not make…
I don’t even know where to being with the amazingness that is The Mini Bottle Gallery in Oslo. It’s certainly the best place in all of Norway, and probably the world. I’ll start with the reason I ended up there. Something called The Mini Bottle Gallery would not normally hold a ton of appeal for…
One of the first things I did after orienting myself in Oslo, Norway was head to the Vigeland Museum. I had been told by my parents that there was a park full of sculptures they remembered from their visit to Oslo some 25 years ago that I must see. A quick search on my phone…
DFDS Seaways runs two ferries from Copenhagen to Oslo (among other routes), the Crown and the Pearl. After pricing out various options, I found that DFDS Seaways was by far the most economical choice. For the two of us, plane or train tickets would have been a little cheaper and faster, but once you factor…
After a surprisingly not terrible $250 flight on Norwegian Air Shuttle, I arrived in Copenhagen. I was cautiously excited for my first time in Copenhagen. My only other Scandinavian experience was back in 2006 when I went to Stockholm with my family as they tried to convince me to move there. As much as I…
If you read my last post, then you know about the amazing, and slightly unbelievable fares from the US to Scandinavia on Norwegian Air Shuttle. Naturally, I was a little skeptical of fairs like this. I’ve just returned from a flight with them from Fort Lauderdale (the worst airport in the world, as it turns…
I recently discovered while browsing through the Barclaycard Travel Community, Norwegian Air Shuttle. They fly out of a handful of American cities; New York JFK, Oakland/San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, and best of all, Orlando! Norwegian Air Shuttle is the first low cost air carrier to fly direct from the US to Scandinavia. A…
Continuing my cheap U.K. theme, I wanted to talk about the one weird side trip I made while in London. I went to Brighton for a visit to the beach. Apparently I picked an inopportune time to go, because a quick google search for information yields gorgeous pictures of clear skies over a sun soaked…
