Disclaimer: I’m a science nerd. I love the compilations like the Best American Science and Nature Writing. I got the 2013 edition out of the library and there was an article, originally published in The New Yorker, entitled The T-Cell Army. The article discussed the history of Dr. William Coley, a surgeon in 1890s New York City who lost a… Read more »
After the beauty of Gamla Stan, I was hoping that my next destination would be even more enticing. After all, I had read that the Old Town where I was heading was the most intact medieval walled city in Northern Europe. And nothing makes me feel more like I’m somewhere completely different than a walled city! The flight from Stockholm… Read more »
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 »