4th of July

Open air concerts, fireworks, meeting Benjamin Franklin in the flesh, and having huge hot dogs for lunch, all this means the 4th of July in Washington, D.C. I’ve only watched movies about Americans having barbecues and setting off fireworks on this festive date and never experienced it myself. Being there Read more…

Arctic Sweden

Cold, very cold, especially in winter when temperatures dropped to -35C at night. Well it was night almost all the time. The journey began with a Skype call with Seth, a friend of mine who was living in France at the time. He really wanted to see the northern lights Read more…

Thalys

Just before I started university, mother thought it’d be a splendid idea to visit Paris. Me being me, I made the most out of this trip by suggesting a day trip to Brussels. Mother was very careful with money, but it didn’t mean that she wouldn’t take up a good Read more…