Iceland – Golden Circle

ByMinion-Chris February 9, 2017 1 Comment
Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We explored Reykjavik on our first day in Iceland. Today we would venture out to explore the "Golden Circle" Iceland Horizon Golden Circle Tour We had booked Iceland Horizon prior well in advanced. We didn't want to be on a large tour bus and rather the small group feel so we booked and were picked up at our Hotel by David our guide (who turns out to be the owner...

Good bye Sweden, Hello Iceland!

ByMinion-Chris February 2, 2017 1 Comment
Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We spent our last few days in Stockholm but it was time to say good by to Sweden and get on make our way to the final stop on our journey, Iceland! Iceland When we began this trip, I had mentioned that we took advantage of Icelandair's free stopover offer that allowed passengers to spend time in Iceland while transiting on to their final destination. My sister and I...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 3

ByMinion-Chris January 26, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We continued to visit some major stockholm landmarks. As our time in Stockholm came to an end we would keep exploring this wonderful city. Skansen Open Air Museum Our first stop of the day was Skansen.  It is an "open air museum" which originally was meant to exhibit the rural culture of Sweden.  Today it looks like it is this huge park...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 2

ByMinion-Chris January 19, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We arrived and started exploring Stockholm. We continue our trek through this beautiful city. Stockholm City Hall We actually walked by city hall on one of our previous days of exploring. It was actually very close to our Hotel and so we were able to visit it earlier in the morning. It's a distinct part of the Stockholm skyline and is a...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 1

ByMinion-Chris January 12, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After a day in Helsinki. We returned to spend a few days in Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden We arrived at the port of Stockholm in the late morning and made our way to the Hotel to check in and drop off our luggage.  We didn't have any significant plans for the rest of the day so we set out to explore and see what this city had to offer. I...

Helsinki, Finland

ByMinion-Chris January 5, 2017 1 Comment
I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After spending a few days in Goteborg. We boarded a boat and sailed to Helsinki! Viking Line While planning this Scandinavian trip we had toyed with the possibility of making a quick hop to Finland (just say we did!). Our biggest challenge would always be having enough time to do it, but we found a great 2 day "cruise" that would let us...