This section spotlights travel experiences, articles, and photography covering places and regions I’ve explored in all parts of Europe – North, South, East, and West.
While I recoup in London and catch up on stories to tell and photos to share, here are just a few fun pics from the Baltic cruise. Supersized Crawfish The Swedish equivalent of N-Sync. Yep. On board as well. Taking a leisure stroll. Waterfront property And of course, some jumping shots!
Crispy buttery crusts filled with gooey, decadent pastes. Sugary marzipan tarts topped with heavy whipped cream. All consumed while sipping black coffee. You’d think we were partaking in Paris’ revered café culture. Who knew Stockholm had such a sweet tooth?! Read the rest of my latest article on the Guardian UK’s Been There Travel page.
Here are a few photos from my recent trip up north to Luleå in Northern Sweden. You can definitely feel the chill through these shots.
There’s no better culinary way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than digging into a stuffed semla – a cardamon-spiced wheat bun filled with gooey almond paste and topped off with the heaviest whipped cream in town. This Scandinavian pastry is designed to fatten you up in time for forty (40) days of Lent, and just 3-5 …
And thus begins the search for the perfect location. Scurrying briskly in the chilly winter evening, we crisscross the city, gravitating towards every steeple we catch in the distance. Magnificent buildings, subpar surroundings. Excellent surroundings, rather mundane buildings. Until we find her. She is beautiful and reeks of perfection. But this is just our first …
We’ve all taken photos at some point where images and other oddities are “captured” in addition to our subjects. I remember once while alone in a cell in Auschwitz, I was having problems with my flash. Once I finally got it working, I snapped the picture only to develop it and find two “faces” in …