The first time I ever heard of Estonia was in the 1992 seminal masterpiece “Encino Man” starring Brendan Fraser; later to star in “The Mummy”… a movie among […]
Europe / Finland
Suomen tasavalta; aka Finn Land
Into every life, a little vodka must fall. Finland was a very different experience from the moment we slid away from Norway. The language became incomprehensible, sounding something […]
Europe / Norway
Norþweg; Flåmsbana and the Bloodaxe
I must start out by saying, Norway was a delight. It struck me as that sort of Socialist paradise that all the politicians in the USA are always […]
Europe / Norway / Uncategorized
Norþweg: Oslo(w) beginning
Off we go into the wild blue yonder. Travel mornings always come early; exacerbated by a lack of coffee. ABIA is notorious for long pre-dawn lines and today […]
Holidays / Motorcycles / North America / Planet Earth / U.S.A.
A Decade Between
10 years ago today, I loaded up a motorcycle and a girl in my new black truck and drove across the country for a 6 month opportunity. 6 […]
Europe / Portugal
Ups and Downs: Porto
My arrival in Porto set the tone for a lot of things. A thoughtful train ride vomited we passengers into the streets and to our own recognizance. Without an […]
Planet Earth / PSA
What we actually need…
My lovely new friend, Lena, gave me this quote recently. Since then, I have bought this the author’s book. A change of situation often offers a change in […]
Belgium / Europe
Ring My Belgium: Partie Deux
Beer. Chocolate. Waffles. That holy Trinity of Belgian delights we Americans long for from across the Seas. These were the foremost thoughts of mine before I came to […]
Europe / Portugal
Monkeys in my head; Lisboa, Portugal.
I didn’t know what to expect here, but I didn’t expect this. Portugal is the only 100% work free country of this trip. I wanted to take some time, and […]