Travel Blog Posts
June 10th 2010
Just spent two weeks exploring with Billy, Becki, and Mike. The weather was basically perfect, everything is green, and we had a wonderful time. Wandered a lot, played cards, drank ciders, and even went on two free walking tours to brush up on some European history. Time well spent! Heading to South Africa tomorrow for the World Cup with Nate and Michelle! ... read more
May 24th 2010
I spent the last five days visitng friends in Lund (where I studied) and in Kinna (where Daniel grew up). It was more wandering and visitng and relaxing. It was great to see everyone and I am finally on a normal sleeping schedule. ... read more
May 18th 2010
I am in Stockholm and having my usual Swedish experience....lots of napping, chilling, wandering and cooking. So, so far so good! Daniel has moved apartments again so I am trying to scope out the new area and figure out where everything is...and that is still very much a work in progress. It is spring here so the weather has been pretty good and there are flowers everywhere and the sun sets so late! Sweden in spring is beautiful! Im heading down to Lund tomorrow to visit friends and go to Lundakarnival (the three day party that they have every 4 years). So that should be an eventful few days! ... read more
November 11th 2009
My last few days in Turkey were really nice. I headed north to see the ancient city of Ephesus and that was really cool. You are allowed to wander around and there are tons of really beautiful, well carved things all over. Its a pretty trippy place...you can picture people living there a few thousand years ago and imagine a little what their lives were like. From Ephesus I headed back to Istanbul and spent my last day in Turkey just wandering around and eating my last cucumber and bread breakfast and eggplant moussaka lunch. I spent awhile sitting at the Blue Mosque and listening to a call to prayer and people watching. Now I am safely back in Sweden. Turkey was wonderful but it is nice to be able to drink tap water, flush toilet ... read more
November 6th 2009
I really liked Eastern Turkey...but was fındıng ıt hard to meet other travelers sınce ıt was off season. I have decıded to come back and explore that part of Turkey wıth a frıend at a later date....but for thıs trıp I decıded ıt was tıme to head West (back to where wearıng a t-shırt wasnt makıng a scene and beıng relatıvely blond wouldnt cause people to turn all the way around and stare everywhere you walked). I took a 16 hour bus rıde from east to west and ended up on the Meddıteranıan coast. It ıs very very beautıful here and I have spent the last sıx days relaxıng wıth beautıful vıews. ... read more
October 28th 2009
Turkey ın pıctures. I am stıll havıng a really nıce tıme and have been seeıng some cool stuff, having lots of good food, and meeting wonderful people.... read more
October 28th 2009
Turkey is pretty awesome. I dont think I have ever met a friendlier group of people. They are so welcoming and its pretty hard to get use to. I am use to thinking people are trying to rip me off all the time...but many of the people I met here just want to talk to you and have a tea. Istanbul was cool...but not as exotic or cheap as I thought it would be. Maybe that is because I spent most of my time in the touristy area. I spent most of the days just exploring the bazzar and talking to the guys running the hostel. People here make their tea in two seperate tea pots....one water and one tea...and I probably drink about 10 cups a day. And I am a new fan of eggplant. ... read more
October 3rd 2009
Highlights of Sweden and England! Have been enjoying the last month visiting friends in Sweden and traveling around England and having mini-reunions with the English friends from the overlanding trip. ... read more
July 12th 2009
Headed to Puerto Lopez...a night bus away. We made it to the beach and enjoyed!... read more
July 11th 2009
The jungle was awesome. I had gone before with the Oasis group and had loved it, but this was so different from the first time that I went. We saw tons of big animals (sloths, monkeys, camin, lots of birds) and it seemed like we were much deeper in the jungle. The highlights... - seeing 4 different types of monkeys on our first boat ride. - seeing sloths! - our guide jumping on a camins back..like the crocodile hunter - catching piranhas - swimming in tha lakes - making yuka bread - yelling at wasp and hearing them ´march´inside of their nest - finding wild mushrooms and learning about plants and their medicinal uses - having crazy animals live on the roof above where we slept... read more
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