Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
Let’s face it, no matter how “cheap” you try to go, travel is expensive. It’s important to maximize your travel investment. It’s an investment in yourself and one of the few investments you can make with a guarantied payoff, albeit not a monetary one. I’ve personally never regretting a single penny spent on traveling,…
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…
It’s easy when traveling abroad to focus on our own shortcomings as Americans. I think this is in part due to our education from an early age, coupled with the fact that a lot of us stay where we are. It’s well known that most American’s don’t have passports. So, imagine our surprise when we…
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…
Reportedly, in the late 1800s a man in New York named George Colby was told in a seance that he should found a Spiritualist community in the south. He took off for Florida, guided by his Native American spirit guide, and founded Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in 1894. He also apparently had Tuberculosis upon arrival, but…
St. Petersburg is not exactly known for their art scene, but I’m still not sure why it took me so long to visit The Dali Museum. It’s only about an hour and a half drive from Orlando and certainly worth the time. Upon arrival you’re asked to pay $5 for parking, which when coupled with…
