Our next stop after Riga was Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius. It’s not a place I knew much about, so I was excited to visit Vilnius and learn more about it. The city certainly delivered, with...
Our next stop after Riga was Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius. It’s not a place I knew much about, so I was excited to visit Vilnius and learn more about it. The city certainly delivered, with...
We really didn’t know what to expect when we bused it to Riga. I was worried I would be disappointed after the wonderful Old Town in Tallinn and that everything would be second rate. I worried for nothing....
Tallinn was our first Baltic country destination and we could not have been more impressed. For a start, the medieval Old Town is just amazing. The narrow cobble stoned streets are lined with colourful...
We were very excited to get to Tallinn, not just because of the photos we had seen of its Old Town and the wonderful things we had heard but because we were staying a very unique hotel – the Original...
The next stop on our Scandinavian tour was in Helsinki, and we could not have been more excited. I must admit that I knew very little about Helsinki or Finland. It always seemed like such a far away and hidden...
After the awesome start to our European adventure in Stockholm, we were extra excited to hit up another Scandinavian capital – Helsinki. We were lucky to not only find another great city, but another...
Warning: Be warned that if you read this article that you will probably have to book the next flight to Stockholm! Stockholm blew us out of the water. We always expected to like it, but we never expected...
We have finally made it to Europe! It is fantastic to have made it to this continent, and we are excited to explore it with our kids for the first time. It is great to have 3.5 months to take it all in –...
We were very excited to finally land in Stockholm on our flight from Bangkok to start our European adventure. We couldn’t have picked a better place to start – Stockholm far exceeded any expectation...
The time has come – we are heading to Europe for 3.5 months over summer and we could not be more excited! Along with that excitement, however, comes lots of practical considerations – like...