One of the perks of being a gypsy or a nomad is that you can go where the wind takes you. With that said, upon disembarking the boat in Stockholm from Riga, my friend Mike and I decided that the best thing to do was see if there were any cruises leaving for Helsinki that [...]

While Stockholm has been great, my feet have been getting itchy just sitting here, so I decided I needed to take a quick city break. Viking and Tallink are two ferry companies I have heard about that offer quick and cheap cruises to a few different cities around the Baltic Sea. With a bit of [...]

…and green, and yellow, and orange, and red. I would say southern California only has two seasons—summer and then the rest of the year that seems to blend together with slightly lower temperatures and occasional rain. I think it is because of this that I have never really appreciated seasons. Being born and raised in [...]

Eat. Sleep. Write. Read. Watch Swedish Idol. My time in Gothenburg has been boring, but I have loved every second of it. It has been a perfect time to recover from and reflect on the past five weeks I have spent gypsying around the UK and Scandinavia. I realized that I have yet to explain [...]

Hello, Stockholm. I have had my sights set on you for a while now. You were supposed to be my new home but now things have changed a little so I am not ready to make that commitment yet. The last time I saw you was a few years ago and only got to spend [...]