Well, here we are, posting a blog about the country we live in. But there’s actually quite a bit to occupy oneself with in Finland, especially up north in Lapland. Being one of the least densely populated countries in Europe, most of these activities revolve around the outdoors. A friend of ours from Utila left for … More Finland: Nuorgam to Helsinki
Our flight from Santorini to Colombo, via Athens and Doha, left fairly early, so we got an early start to the day and spent most of it in transit. We had a few hours in Athens followed by another few hours in Doha, until we finally arrived in the capital of Sri Lanka at around … More Sri Lanka and India
Our crew of nine slowly coalesced over the course of a few days at a rented house in a suburb of southern Athens. On Saturday, we were leaving from a nearby port, where our boat was moored, waiting for the trip ahead. The days leading up to our departure were mostly taken up with gathering … More Sailing the Cyclades
So we’re back at it, in some form or another at least. We spent the last couple weeks avoiding the sub par Finnish summer so far hanging out in Southern Europe on a bit of a “minimoon”, as some people are calling these things. First things first, we got married. We had a lovely party … More Ischia, Naples, and Istanbul
We’re finally back in Finland, after nearly two years on the road. It’s nice to be back, but it also takes a bit to settle back into normal routines, and get used to the fact that we don’t constantly need to figure out where to sleep, or what visa requirements exist for our next destination, … More The Big Trip
Our trip was almost complete, nearly two years after our starting date. The final leg of our journey was an overland trip from Denver back up to Seattle, from where we’d ultimately be flying home. We chose the road because we had quite a few belongings in tow at this point, including boxes of pots … More USA: From Denver to Seattle
The Yucatan The flight from Havana to Cancun is a breeze, clocking in at just under an hour, cruising high above the Yucatan Channel until spotting land. We made it from Cancun to Playa del Carmen in about an hour without issue on the ADO bus from the airport and navigated our way through town … More Mexico
Our trip to Havana could be seen as a bit of an interlude. Not entirely Caribbean, like our exploits in the Lesser Antilles of weeks prior, nor entirely Central American, like our upcoming trip to Mexico. Instead, it stood as an icon of its own in the Caribbean Sea, between our origin and our destination, … More Cuba: Havana
Martinique We were certainly on the road again. After our three month stint in Utila it was starting to feel like home. The totally botched passage from there to Martinique solidified the fact that we were still very much traveling. At this point, however, we have transitioned from the rough-around-the-edges backpackers that we were to … More Lesser Antilles
Honduras isn’t the type of place that most tourists visit. It, more than most other places in Central America, is quite dangerous, with several of its cities coming with the dubious tag of “murder capital of the world” for some recent year. Utila, a bay island off the gulf coast of Honduras, is not like … More Honduras: Utila
Sometimes the wrong train will get you to the right place. 