Belgrade, Serbia is a city that greatly exceeded my expectations. I imagined it being a concrete jungle with cold and unhelpful people given the region’s varied past. Belgrade may not have the romantic architecture of other European capitals, but that is replaced by warm, helpful, caring, and beautiful people complimented by a really nice overall …
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 Northern communities in Canada, alcohol abuse can be a …
Day 4 My fourth day in New York began nice and slowly, just how I like it when I’m on holiday. In the afternoon I 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 …