Sometime things just work out. After the wedding everyone was off to thier respective locations. I however didn´t have a plan. My friend Tim said he would want to see Barcalona. One of the people at the wedding said they had a friend in Sitges which is just a short distance from Barcalona and I could stay there, which I am learning is really the way to see the world, not just because it is cheaper, but because you have someone to talk with and also a local guide which is great, so I don´t even need a guide book. Well it turns out Sitges is having a major festival and I just saw theses crazy 15 foot dolls dancing through the street and the human castel which is a tradional festival activity. Tonight is fireworks ... read more

Hey all, Yesterday I went to the legal wedding at the courthouse were the Major married my friend Casey and his wife Danni. This has been great as I have been tagging along with the well planned sightseeing trips lead by the bride´s father. We have seen old towns, the largest waterfall, climbed the tallest church spire, visited the town of Einstien´s birth and had lots of local food. Bread, cheese and coldcuts of all kinds is normal for breakfast. It has been awesome staying with this super super nice family and they taken care of all the details and translation which means it has been very relaxing. I have to run down to breakfast and have some blackforest cake mmmm...... See ya next time... read more

I read that seeing Helsinki by bicycle is a good idea and I would have to agree. Friday I rented a bike and rode one of the many bicycle routes around the city. The whole town is really set up for bikes with their own lanes and traffic signals and all. I can't get over how much it reminds me of where I grew up in northern Wisconsin. I guess that is why there are so many Finns living there. Last night I checked out the night life with one of the locals. They say it is more active in the winter and right now it is a little thin because many people are on holiday. The arctic bar was not worth it. I was much smaller than I thought. It was the size of a ... read more

Hi all, I am currently in Finland but had just a few general thoughts from the time in Italy. First of all there is an amazing feature. Every thing is just 100 meters down the road. My hotel, the hardware store I was looking for, the place to buy bus tickets. Ask for directions and it is just 100m down on the left. Walk 300 meters and ask again, yup just 100m down on the left. Finally I rented a scooter and the hotel is actually just shy of 2km away. Lesson well learned. One of the main frustrations I had in Naples was the difficulty doing something as riding the bus as an outsider. There is a massive bus and train station combined. You actually buy your ticket for the bus at newspaper stands and ... read more

Well I went to the airport which is all I was supposed to have to to do get an ticket for today. What they didn't take into acount when telling me this is that United nor Luftunsa have a ticket counter in Naples!!!! The nearest is Rome. Looks like I may be stuck here till the 11th. If so I am just going to hang out on one of the islands. It will blow my budget, but much better than hanging out here in the crazy city.... read more