Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
Riga The second capital city that we visited on our tour through the Baltic States, Riga, Latvia is also the largest city in the Baltics, with a population of just over a million people in the metropolitan area. Tour of Old Town & Art Nouveau District We started off our sightseeing in Riga with a Read More …
Tallinn: Our Eastern European Adventure Begins The first two and a half months of our European road trip took us through countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia that were very much in our comfort zone. One or both of us Intrepid parents had been to most of these countries before and we didn’t experience any Read More …
Cruisin’ Again! After a fantastic tour through Scandinavia it was time to continue our European road trip in the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This required crossing the Baltic Sea on an overnight ferry from Stockholm, Sweden to Tallinn, Estonia. This was our second overnight ferry since our trip began; our first was Read More …
On to Stockholm! After nearly three great weeks in Norway we were eager to continue our European road trip in neighboring Sweden. Our destination was Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the largest city among the Nordic Countries. For most of our time in Stockholm we were joined by our IntrepidFamily Oma and “Yaya” (aunt) Read More …
Hunderfossen – Inspiration for Our Adventure About three and a half year ago we posted about our plans to visit the Hunderfossen Family Park. Our desire to go to the “Troll Park” was even part of the inspiration for us to head off on this year (plus) long family sabbatical. After three years of anticipation, Read More …
Norway Scenic Routes Warning – this is a picture-heavy post. Words just can’t do justice to Norway’s amazing natural beauty. Photos don’t really do it justice either, but maybe they’ll provide a sense of the awe-inspiring natural wonders that we got to see during our road trips through the country. Norway’s Public Roads Administration has Read More …
Bergen Norway’s second largest city, Bergen is located on the rugged west coast of the country. Bergen has many great attractions for families and is also a good base from which to explore some of Norway’s spectacular fjords. In this post we’ll share some of the best family experiences that we found in Bergen. Bergen Read More …
Summertime in Oslo We spent four days in Oslo, Norway’s capital city. The Oslo metropolitan area is home to 1.5 million people and is the cultural hub of the country. We found plenty of great sights to explore, hung out with the locals on a secluded beach, and nearly had to visit an ER for Read More …
Hello Copenhagen! After a great visit to Legoland, Lego House, and Givskund Zoo we continued our Denmark travels in the capital city of Copenhagen. The city is packed with great attractions and we had some difficulty narrowing down the list of places to visit during our three days there. Read on to find out what Read More …
From the moment our kids heard that we would be visiting Legoland they couldn’t stop talking about it and asking when the day would come. Did it live up to their expectations? Read on to find out the answer to that question and also learn about the new Lego House and Givskud Zoo, two great Read More …