I’ve grown fond of train travel the last couple of years with train trips from Stockholm where I live, to both Malta in 2019, and to Scotland last year. It’s an incredibly (mostly) comfortable experience compared to flying, you just take your bags to the central station, no lines, no checking in, no waiting, no… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 1: Stockholm to Berlin with SJ Euronight
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7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
I’ve been wanting to visit Bulgaria for quite some time, and after some decently thorough research, I found the Melia Varna maybe a year ago, and started looking into when to go. Fortunately prices were quite good in early June this year, and we decided to book the trip. The hotel is all inclusive, and… Continue reading 7 days at Melia Grand Hermitage Varna in a The Level room
Part 10: eating in Chiang Mai
Khao Soi Islam One of northern Thailand’s most famous dishes is the delicious khao soi noodle soup. In Chiang Mai, we had it twice; the first time was at restaurant Khao Soi Islam. The soup consists of a coconut-y broth (I chose chicken as protein) and then also both soft noodles in the soup as… Continue reading Part 10: eating in Chiang Mai
What to eat in Visby on Gotland
Recently spent three days on the beautiful island of Gotland, just a short flight south east of Stockholm (or a shortish ferry ride). [Since many of you visiting search for the English name for salmbär, I thought I’d make it easy for you: it’s dewberry. :)] Since my time on the island was quite limited,… Continue reading What to eat in Visby on Gotland
Back to Japan!
8 years ago, I first visited Japan, and immediately loved it. I’ve been wanting to go back ever since, but it took that my brother moved to Kyoto to force me to lift my butt, enter R2D2 and bring myself to the land of riding suns, fantastic food and great people. The trip started with… Continue reading Back to Japan!
Bonjour, Paris!
Last weekend we visited a place I should’ve visited a long time ago. By some reason, the closest I’ve been to the City of Lights is seeing the Eiffel Tower from a plane, when transiting at Charles De Gaulle airport. But now it was time, at last, for Paris! Since we’re as usual saving up… Continue reading Bonjour, Paris!
What and where we ate in Santa Maria on Cape Verde’s Sal Island
The country of Cabo Verde, or Cape Verde in English is a small group of islands (10 that counts), situated approximately 450 kilometers from mainland Africa. The country gained independence from Portugal in 1975, and hence you’ll find a few Portugese influences in the local food. Since we visited Santa Maria on the island of Sal, the article… Continue reading What and where we ate in Santa Maria on Cape Verde’s Sal Island
The Finnish 110 year party, Ravintola Olo and Helsinki
Helsinki Cathedral in the central parts of the city. Spent another weekend in Finland recently. The reason for the short trip was that my two aunts turned 60 and 50 years old, and thus they held a 110 year birthday party in the Finnish woods. Since the party venue lacked running water and electricity, we… Continue reading The Finnish 110 year party, Ravintola Olo and Helsinki
Eating in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Recently visited South America for a three week trip which started on New Years Eve in the fantastic city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Except for fabulous beaches, friendly people and the world’s largest urban jungle there is plenty of good food to be found. We arrived the legendary city early new years eve,… Continue reading Eating in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eating in fantastic Singapore
After our recent visit to Manila and Boracay, we ended the trip with a visit to one of my favorite cities in the world: Singapore. We flew sort of direct (a short stop in Cebu, then back onboard the same plane) from Boracay with Singapore Airline’s “low cost” affilliate Silkair, which proved to be very… Continue reading Eating in fantastic Singapore