Happy Summer! One of the biggest highlights of this summer was going to Sweden and Finland to celebrate Midsummer in June. One of the best stops I made was going to the Åland Islands. As you already know, one of my interests and “pseudo expertise” is separatism and autonomous regions. I decided to give one…
Category: Western Europe
How to not spend too much money in Iceland
One of the biggest questions I get from people is, ” How can you afford to travel so much.” Well, one of the main reasons is the destinations of my choice aren’t costly places (e.g., Balkans, Caucasus, Colombia). Aside from a few countries like the Netherlands or Finland, where I have many friends, I choose…
10 years living abroad!
Monday was my 10th anniversary of moving to Europe on a permanent/ semi-permanent basis. I was going to Lyon, France, to do a student exchange which I decided to do my last year of university instead of my third like everyone else. Precisely so I didn’t have to move back! Before France, I stopped in…
Why you should not overlook visiting the Hague
While the bulk of my European travels since college has been mostly in Central or Eastern Europe. There is one Western European country, aside from Germany, I have made an effort to visit on a semi-regular basis. That country is the Netherlands. I have quite a lot of friends there. My paternal roots are from…