DJ, how cold is it in the Arctic? you asked. Well, pretty cold. But the coldness is dry so it doesn’t feel that cold. In Helsinki it’s just -12 degrees Celsius or so but it’s windy and humid so I felt a lot colder in the city than the -32 degrees Celsius in Saariselkä, […]
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Off The Beaten Path Italy: Reggio Emilia
Remember when I crashed at the Blogville apartment in Bologna after I got some tan in the Tuscan Riviera? Well after that, we went on a day trip from Bologna to this really sweet and totally off the beaten path city in Emilia-Romagna region called Reggio Emilia. I was obviously excited to see a different […]
Video of the Day: Northern Lights Explained
Are you curious how the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are created? Then watch this short and informative video to learn everything you need to know about the science behind this magical natural phenomenon. As you all know I am currently in Finnish Lapland (like in the Arctic Circle for realz) and I have […]
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The First Sunset of 2014 in Saariselkä, Arctic Finland
I am currently in Arctic Circle, specifically in Saariselkä, Finland to experience the Northern Lights and I promised to live blog our trip here for a change. We just arrived today and apparently today is the first sunset ever in Lapland. As you all know, winters are long and dark here and normally they have […]
Chasing the Northern Lights in Saariselkä, Arctic Finland!
YES. THIS IS IT. I am starting 2014 with a BANG! I celebrated New Year’s Eve in Berlin with friends and now I’m heading to the Arctic Circle to experience the Northern Lights in what could be my most adventurous trip yet. I AM SO STOKED TO CROSS THIS OFF MY BUCKET LIST. And […]
An Insider Guide to Nuremberg Christmas Market
A lot of you have emailed me asking about German Christmas Markets and about the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt in particular. Well I went around Germany this December since it was also my first year to experience real German Christmas Markets and it was a lot of fun. If you’re planning to go to Nuremberg Christmas […]
A Not So White Christmas
Greetings from Berlin! I have been here in the city for a few days now but didn’t do anything besides sleep and eat because the last days leading up to Christmas was super hectic. Well this year Christmas disappointed me because it was super warm. I REALLY wanted a white Christmas again, like the ones […]
The Death of International Roaming Charges
You know those days when you have to pay more for roaming charges than your lunch abroad? That dark age is a thing of the past now. I’m sure you’re all too familiar with these scenarios: Scenario #1: You’re going to travel abroad so you have to send a specific code to your telecom […]
German Christmas Market Tour Part 2: Mannheim
You know those times when you’re like “breakfast in Barcelona, late lunch in Paris and dinner in Stockholm”? I’ve had a number of those. Just recently I had brunch in Baden-baden, dinner in Mannheim and midnight snacks in Cologne. Not as fabulous as the first example, but you get the point. This explains why […]
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German Christmas Market Tour Part 1: Baden-Baden
This December I embarked on an ultimate German Christmas Market Tour and my first stop was Baden-Baden. This is actually the first Christmas Market where I drank my first glühwein. Yay. What makes it special: This Christmas market is set against the backdrop of the world-famous Kurhaus casino in the equally world- famous spa and thermal bath […]
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