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‘Hungary’ for Travel Fun in Budapest

Posted onOctober 14, 2018October 25, 2018

On to Hungary! After a great stay in the Polish cities of Warsaw and Krakow, it was time to keep moving south to Budapest, Hungary. For our route we had the option of driving on freeways through Bratislava or navigating through the middle of Slovakia over the Carpathian Mountains. We opted for the ‘high road’ Read More …

Keeping it Real in Krakow

Posted onOctober 8, 2018October 25, 20181 Comment

The Royal Capital City of Krakow The ancient capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, Krakow, was our second stop in the country. The settlement of Krakow started in the stone ages and over the centuries Cracovians have created a city rich with culture and history. Krakow Old Town Krakow’s Old Town is a UNESCO Read More …

Warsaw, Poland

Posted onOctober 1, 2018October 25, 20181 Comment

Poland Here We Come! Following our visit to the Baltic States we continued our southward journey to the capital city of Warsaw, Poland. Guidebooks had warned of tiny back roads and heavy truck traffic along the route from Vilnius to Warsaw but we found the roads to be just fine except for an unexpected road Read More …

Vilnius, Lithuania

Posted onSeptember 21, 2018October 1, 2018

Vilnius Our stop in Vilnius, Lithuania marked our third and final visit to the capital cities in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Hill of Crosses Our first stop after crossing into Lithuania from Latvia was the Hill of Crosses, located about 200 km northeast of Vilnius. Crosses were first placed on the Read More …

Riga, Latvia

Posted onSeptember 17, 2018October 24, 20183 Comments

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 …

Family Fun in Tallinn, Estonia

Posted onSeptember 10, 2018October 25, 2018

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 …

Stockholm to Tallinn on the Tallink Victoria I

Posted onSeptember 6, 2018October 24, 2018

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 …

Family Adventures in Stockholm

Posted onSeptember 4, 2018October 25, 2018

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 Family Park

Posted onAugust 27, 2018October 25, 2018

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 Drives

Posted onAugust 22, 2018October 25, 20181 Comment

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 …

The Intrepid Family

‘Hungary’ for Travel Fun in Budapest

Keeping it Real in Krakow

Warsaw, Poland

Vilnius, Lithuania

Riga, Latvia

Family Fun in Tallinn, Estonia

Stockholm to Tallinn on the Tallink Victoria I

Family Adventures in Stockholm

Hunderfossen Family Park

Norway Scenic Drives

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