I'm not going to lie, when I was a kid I loved amusement parks especially the roller coasters. The bigger the drops, the faster the turns, the better. But as I got older I stopped going to them. It's not that I equated amusement parks as being a thing "just for children." It's just that I personally grew out of them, I cultivated new loves and interests. …
Obviously in a city like St. Petersburg, Russia, there's no shortage of incredibly beautiful churches to visit, all with their unique and respective histories. And during the years of Communist rule,…
Even though my first trip to Copenhagen had been more than years ago and I was only there for a night, I knew that whenever I made it back, I'd want…
Since my first visit to Copenhagen was so short, with me utterly slacking on the food front, I definitely wanted to make up for that on my second visit. …
Obviously a trip to the Russian city of St. Petersburg is not complete without a visit to the world's second largest art museum (second only to the Louvre in Paris). The…
Stockholm was the last of the four ports I visited on the Northern European cruise and it was the only one where I hadn't booked a tour in advance. I'm not…
It's safe to say that fifteen hours in the Russian city of St. Petersburg was not nearly enough time. I mean, I barely scratched the surface even though I did cram…
For many people (myself included) visiting St. Petersburg was the primary motivating factor for booking my Northern European cruise. It’s a city that enchants from afar like no other but it’s…
I'll admit, Helsinki was the port on my Northern European cruise that I was least looking forward to. I didn't think it would be bad by any means, it was just…
On my recent trip to Northern Europe I sailed with Disney Cruise Lines, although based on the research I did of other companies sailing in the Baltic Sea, the itineraries are…
I know it wouldn't be the first thing people would think of doing when planning their time in the Estonian capital of Tallinn, but for me, going on a food tour…
Based on pictures I had seen, I knew that I would fall in love with Tallinn, the Estonian capital, I just didn't know how much I would. Guidebooks describe the city's…
Ten years ago if you had asked if I had any interest in visiting Scandinavia, I would have said "pass." I'd always had more of a desire to visit countries in…
"You've never been to San Francisco?" the person asks in a tone of semi- horror. I don't see it as "that" big a deal considering all of the cities I have…
