As the rugged coastline gave way to lumbering pines, densely tucked into rolling hills, I was overcome with the feeling that I have been in this place called Sweden, many times. This was my first …
What Do-It-Yourself Travelers and IKEA Have in Common
My earliest IKEA memory was when I started college and purchased a desk for my miniature sized apartment. After hours of trying to assemble the furniture on my own, I called my dad. He completed the …
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Perfectly Simple
Lagom is a Swedish word that has no English equivalent. After spending time in Gothenburg’s Southern Archipelageo, it became clear to me that lagom is a feeling more than a word. Whereas words like …
Life's a Beach in Hamburg
We were excited to visit Hamburg. How cool is it that people that live there call themselves “Hamburgers” and that the origins of the hamburger patty are actually from the Hamburg steaks immigrants …
Trust Me
After a series of apartments and hotels with no room to run, we decided we would book a vacation cottage for our time exploring Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. When we arrived, after driving …
Silver Linings and French Fries
It has been raining and cold for days. What began in the Schwarzwald Region of Germany has continued in Belgium and the Netherlands. I was determined as a native of the Pacific Northwest, to not let …
