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[Fern Harbor, Glacier Bay National Park, Jul 29, 2024] I was hoping to sleep in but at 6 am the captain came on the intercom to say there were orcas in front of us! Not wanting to have FOMO, I had to wake myself up and go to the bow. They were there! To pass the rest of the time before breakfast at 7:30 am, we chilled in the lounge. There was… Read More
[Copenhagen, Denmark -> Malmö, Sweden -> Lund, Sweden -> Helsingborg, Sweden -> Helsingor, Denmark -> Copenhagen, Denmark, Jun 10, 2024] I booked my flights before researching Copenhagen, and I just assumed that if I allotted 3 days to Amsterdam, 2 days in Copenhagen should be more than enough. Boy, was I wrong! In addition to the many sites in the city itself, there was plenty to see in the vicinity, too. Kronborg… Read More
[Amsterdam, NL, May 26, 2024] I left my hotel at 8:15 am – bright and early by European standards. The street outside my hotel was basically deserted…. of people, that is. It was, however, filled with evidence of Saturday nights’ debauchery and cleaning crews were busy picking up trash and washing the streets. I had a 9 am reservation for the Rijksmuseum. I followed roughly the same path as yesterday and did… Read More
[Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 25, 2024] Back in 2000, I was travelling back to the US after spending the Christmas of my freshman year in college in Bulgaria. International connections to Sofia were dismal back then, and the cheapest way for me to fly back to the US was to spend 19 hours in Amsterdam. Did I have a crappy day in Amsterdam? No, I did not, because I spent the whole 19… Read More
[Louisville, KY / Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, Mar 21-22, 2024] After my work trip was over at lunch on Thursday, we drove 4 hours east to Louisville, KY. This put us within 90 minutes of Mammoth Cave, so it was a good place to overnight. We stayed in downtown Louisville, so we walked to dinner. The streets were busy with people hauling musical instruments around the conference center, so we figured… Read More
