Viking Booze Cruise - Stockholm to Helsinki Ever since some Swedish backpackers explained the concept behind the Scandinavian booze cruises to me in Thailand in 2006, I wanted to try one. First, it’s interesting to understand how alcohol sales work in Sweden to understand the need for booze cruises. As I know from [...]
New York - Part III Part I - Part II Day 4 I had another relaxing start to Day 4 and made my way to the American Museum of Natural History in the afternoon. I was really looking forward to seeing the museum, but was rather disappointed overall. The entrance fee was $19, [...]
New York - Part II Part I - Part III Day 2 After finally getting some rest after what had been an action packed and restless 48 hours, I was ready to set out on the town with Sarah. Luckily, Sarah was able to take Sunday off of work and so we headed to a [...]
New York - Part I Part II - Part III Day 1 Wildly, after all of my travels, I still had not been to New York City. I had seen a lot of New York on TV and in the movies, but I always pictured it as a big and busy city that I [...]
German Beer Review Beer to Germans is like rice to Asians - it’s a dietary staple. Germans are third in the world in per capita beer consumption, slightly behind the Czechs and the Irish. From 1516 to 1988, German beer was brewed in adherance to the Reinheitsgebot, or “German Beer Purity Law”. The law [...]