3.7 BODO HOSTEL IN NORWAY Britnee and I parted ways in Bodo, Norway, one evening as she flew onto Belgium and I awaited my flight to Berlin the following day. So I settled in...
NORWAY PHOTO GALLERY It took three flights and then a three hour ferry ride from Bodø to Moskenes, but it was well worth the trip to visit Lofoten in northern Norway....
VISITING THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS Riding the ferry back to Bodø from Moskenes, I slumped in my chair and stared out at the grey sea and clouds ahead of us. My body felt like jelly...
FINLAND PHOTO GALLERY Time well spent visiting friends in Helsinki and family in Tampere, Finland. Lots of good food, fishing, boating, relaxing and sauna... plus roller...
WELL FED IN FINLAND We hadn't even reached the Russia-Finland border and I was already enjoying my first Karelian pie. Riding the train from Saint Petersburg to...
SAINT PETERSBURG PHOTO GALLERY During our short stay in Saint Petersburg, Russia, we visited the Hermitage, (Winter Palace), Peter and Paul Fortress, Church of Our Savior on...
RED SQUARE Being an 80s baby that grew up in the west, my perception of Red Square was always a rather gloomy one: a dark, cloudy sky over dingy brick buildings...
LESSONS LEARNED ON THE TRANS-MONGOLIAN Stepping off the train in Moscow, we officially ended our journey on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. What started in daydreams — staring at maps and...
4.5 GEAR REVIEW: THE NORTH FACE HORIZON FOLDING BILL CAP Too early for a Mark Johnston Gear of the Year Award? Maybe... then again maybe not. This is my first gear review for the bunches of clothes,...
IRKUTSK & LAKE BAIKAL PHOTO GALLERY Images from our first stop along the Trans-Mongolian Railway in eastern Russia-- Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. After one night in the city, we spent three...
3.2 TRANS-SIB HOSTEL IN IRKUTSK The Trans-Sib Hostel in Irkutsk was our first hostel stop in Russia. We only stayed for a single night as the very next day we set out for Lake...
A HOLIDAY WITHIN A HOLIDAY AT OLKHON ISLAND There are two ways to get to Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal: quickly or safely. We got there quickly. After one night in Irkutsk we boarded a microbus...
MONGOLIA PHOTO GALLERY A quick stop over in Mongolia while traveling on the Trans Mongolian Railway allowed us to witness some of the Naadam Festival, see the Genghis Khan...
