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From the road…

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  • My Intro to European Budget Airlines.

    Our trip to Portugal and Poland from Norway was my first experience traveling with budget airlines in Europe. I had heard a lot about how affordable they made travel within Europe, and certainly found that to be the case. I had a great experience! Essentials to traveling with budget airlines,…

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  • Albania!

    It is the land of homemade wine and brandy.  Extremely strong coffee, or bust! Espresso, anyone? Salty cheeses, always. Milk from an unrefrigerated shelf, or…

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  • Kotor, Montenegro

    Montenegro was complicated. Kotor boasted so many amazing qualities! With an equal balance of negative ones too. The Mediterranean, mountainous, rugged landscape was absolutely breathtaking.…

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  • The first time that I recited this mantra I was standing on the side of the skiff in Antarctica about to plunge into the 32°F…

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  • The train taking me back to Bergen is just pulling away from the station in Oslo city center. My parents are on the ferry leaving…

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About Me

I’m Kate, the author behind this blog. I love to travel and tell stories. Lately, I have been traveling a lot which means I have been telling a lot of stories.