When I was in Warsaw in 2016, I learned the story behind how the mermaids of Copenhagen and Warsaw and how they're related. I thought that was SO cool. I must admit something kind of embarrassing: When I decided to go to Copenhagen, the main motivation was to see the Little Mermaid statue. And I thought the city looked really pretty in the movie The Prince and Me. These are not "good enough" reasons to take an international trip, I know, but it worked out in the end so let's give me a pass, ... VIEW POST
The Story of the Mermaids of Copenhagen and Warsaw
The Best Hostels in Scandinavia (2020)
When I went on a whirlwind vacation through Scandinavia (Copenhagen - Oslo - Stockholm - Helsinki) in 2015, I decided to stay in hostels. I’d stayed in hostels in Amsterdam and Seattle previously and I’d always had delightful experiences. Plus: they’re cheap and when you're traveling for almost two weeks, cheap is appealing. The big difference this time: I was traveling solo. I didn’t take this into account when I booked the trip and since the two other hostels I’d stayed in had 24-hour ... VIEW POST
A Day Trip to Auschwitz/Birkenau-Auschwitz II in Poland
Updated: 5/29/20 When I visited Krakow in 2016, I knew a day trip to Auschwitz/Birkenau-Auschwitz II was a non-negotiable. I originally wrote about my experience traveling to the Auschwitz concentration camp and Birkenau-Auschwitz II extermination camp while I was in Poland after I returned and the citizens of America elected a narcissistic moron to highest office in the land. We live in scary times when there are "fine people" among neo Nazis (according to the president) so it's important to ... VIEW POST
