On our way back home, we had a 11 hour layover in KEF (Reykjavík–Keflavík), Iceland. With deplaning/reboarding/customs/security/car rental, that meant there was effectively 8 hours to do everything. What could we do with that short time? Most recommended a stop at the Blue Lagoon for […]
Oslo was another surprising highlight, despite it being drizzling and grey (and at times full-on rain). We wandered into town with a Canadian couple that we met on a previous paid tour. Thankfully, we had decided to take public transportation to Vigeland Park in the […]
Our shipped docked in Warnemunde next after a day at sea. Warnemunde is about 3 hours from Berlin, and normally, I’d opt to stick around locally to check out the small towns, but because of its historic significance with where we live today, I wanted […]
Before this cruise itinerary, I can’t say I’ve heard of Tallin, and Estonia sounds like a fairy-tale town that some Netflix Christmas films are set in. The part of the town that everyone talks about is contained to its fortress walls, the old part of […]
We stopped in St. Petersburg overnight, so we had two days to see the city. Normally, that would give plenty of time to explore on our own, except when I was researching this port, I soon realized that if you’re travelling independently into Russia, you […]
