📍 Ghent, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium: The Medieval City Everyone Skips for Bruges, and Why That's a Mistake
Every single person I mentioned this trip to said the same thing: "Bruges is the one you want." Ghent, when it…
📍 Trondheim, Norway
Trondheim, Norway: Norway's Original Capital, and Why It Still Feels Like One
I added Trondheim to my Norway itinerary almost as an afterthought, mostly to break up a longer stretch of tra…
📍 Ålesund, Norway
Ålesund, Norway: The Art Nouveau Town Built From a Disaster
I'd never heard of Ålesund before a Norwegian friend insisted I add it to my itinerary, describing it vaguely …
📍 Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway: Why This Rainy Fjord City Might Be the Best Trip I've Taken
Bergen is reportedly one of the wettest cities in Europe, with locals joking that the weather forecast is simp…
📍 Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø, Norway: Chasing the Arctic Circle's Most Livable City
I went to Tromsø specifically for the northern lights, treated the city itself as a logistical waiting room be…
📍 Stavanger, Norway
Stavanger, Norway: The City That Sent Me Hiking to a Cliff I Almost Didn't Attempt
I picked Stavanger almost entirely because of a single photo a flat rock ledge jutting out over a fjord with a…
📍 Dingle, Ireland
Dingle Is Small Enough to Miss on a Map and Big Enough to Change How You Think About Remote
I nearly cut Dingle from my Ireland itinerary entirely. It sits at the far end of a peninsula jutting out into…
📍 Killarney, Ireland
Killarney Made Me Rethink What a "Town" Trip Is Even Supposed to Look Like
I went into Killarney expecting a small tourist town functioning mostly as a base camp somewhere to sleep befo…
📍 Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Fits an Entire Medieval City Into an Afternoon Walk, and I Still Needed Three Days
I'll admit my expectations for Kilkenny were modest going in. It kept coming up in conversation as a nice day …