COME ALONG AND EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH US
My wife and I love to travel and experience other cultures from around the world. Although we most often get a street-level view of the places we travel, this doesn’t mean we don’t occasionally splurge. Travel along with us as we explore the world!
Living in Helsinki, Finland for One Month
“Please take off your shoes,” the host of our Airbnb says. “Finnish do not wear shoes in the house.” Or in the office or at school we later learn. They view it as a transition from the outside world to an inside place of comfort and respect. Plus they love wool socks...
Dodging Reindeer in Finland and Burning Witches in Norway
One of the adventures of independent travel lies in the impulsive unknown. The freedom to stop or stay anywhere that you like. Take that odd road, where you say to yourself, “Let’s just see where it goes.” Marilynn and I used to do this in the era before cell phone...
Tales from Tallinn, Estonia
All aboard! A Finlandia ferry from Helsinki shoots across the Baltic Sea to Tallinn, Estonia in only two and one-half hours. Feels more like a cruise ship than a ferry. Bars and restaurants galore, multi-gambling machines everywhere, live clown entertainment for the...
Solo Adventures: Ron to Amsterdam and Marilynn to Albania
While Marilynn buses west to hike in the Albanian Alps, I take a train north to get stoned in Amsterdam. The photos below depict potential dangers of marijuana and hash. Bicycles. More bicycles than people in Amsterdam. Over two-thirds of the population pedal to work...