Category Archives: Travel

Back From My Trip – Scandinavia Part Three – Stockholm

After the gorgeous scenery of Norway, the only thing that would have made things better was better weather. Fortunately, the weekend forecast for my next destination was sunny and temperate. I boarded my Norwegian Airline flight from Bergen to my next destination – Stockholm. The flight cruised over the rugged mountains of Norway, and the landscape flattened out into rolling… Read more »

Back From my Trip – Scandinavia Part Two – Bergen

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Copenhagen was a blast, but it was time to move onto my next adventure. Early in the morning, I woke up to get to the airport. Being the nice person that I am, I packed up all my stuff the night before so I didn’t wake up the others in my hostel room. I checked out, and walked out in… Read more »

Back from my trip – Scandinavia, Part One – Copenhagen

I’m back home from my amazing trip. First, let me say that the cities of northern Europe are beautiful. I had never been to this area of the world before. And it was nice to be in a place where the sun’s rays weren’t as strong as central Texas! But of course, I did make sure to wear sunscreen every… Read more »

Europe-Bound in 48 Hours!

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As readers of the blog may know, I planned a whirlwind trip to the Nordic Countries and Germany earlier in the summer. And now, I’m sitting with less than 48 hours before I get on the plane to fly to Copenhagen. I’m excited to be going and getting out into the world again to explore. I’m grateful for the opportunity… Read more »

Gearing up for Europe

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As I mentioned in earlier posts, after my amelanotic nodular melanoma diagnosis and subsequent excision, I realized that I had put off a lot of things that fed my soul. Traveling was one of the casualties that I was bound and determined to revive. And in the late Spring, I bought a plane ticket to Europe to go explore the… Read more »

Taking Time for Me – California Day Off

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This past week, I was in San Francisco for work. At the end of a very long five days, I opted to stay the weekend to recharge before heading back to Austin. As you may recall, the last time I did this, I rented a car and drove north on California Highway 1. This time, I decided to point the… Read more »

My little road trip up Highway 1

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Sonoma Coast

I was just in San Francisco last week for a work trip and decided with my newfound focus on doing things for me that I would stay the weekend in the area. I had spent some time roaming around the city the last few times I was there. This time, I opted against more exploration because my leg was still… Read more »