Reis naar Duitsland
21. november 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
After a mix-up with QR codes at the Overvecht ticket gates, I found my way onto the NS Sprinter with my Big Boi backpack, amongst the commuter passengers. With some WhatsApp assistance from my lovelyLæs mere
Miniatur Wunderland
21. november 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
There's probably no better way to start an Interrail trip than with a visit to a huuuuuuuuge model railway world with scenes from all over Europe. I was totally geeking out!
Hamburg
22. november 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
This is Hamburg on a Good Day, which according to my walking tour guide means "it could be raining". 🙃
The Elbphilharmonie is supposed to look like a crystal, reflecting the sun, sky and water. ButLæs mere
Reise nach Dänemark
22. november 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
My DSB train went onto a ferry! Enough said.
Changing the Guard
23. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
I started my Copenhagen stop like in most cities - with an orientation walking tour. Except that my guide for this tour was the Danish Royal Guard, who led me past the sights of the capital, fromLæs mere
CPH Foodie Day
24. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After an impromptu Thanksgiving Dinner and drinks (hehe) last night with my Canadian friend, Harriet, and others, we were rather low on energy today.
So of course we used our precious daylight hoursLæs mere
The Most Wonderful Day in Copenhagen
25. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
A day spent in great company (Javi, Sandra and Harriet) in great places!
First we took a trip up the aesthetically pleasing Rundetaarn (Round Tower), a tower made in a way which allows horses toLæs mere
Aarhus by Night
26. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Travelling in winter can be a disadvantage when cloud cover and the Earth's angle work in vicious tandem to create 3:30pm sunsets. This was the time in Aarhus after I had arrived and eatenLæs mere
ARoS
27. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
For me, Aarhus's main attraction is the the ARoS Art Museum, due to its top-floor, immersive and panoramic rainbow walkway! But I actually stayed at the museum for a whole day (well until sunset),Læs mere
What Did I Miss?
28. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
For the final year of my Bachelor studies I was set on going to do a particular Erasmus Mundus journalism Masters at none other than Aarhus University! Of course I switched to IR at my dear Utrecht,Læs mere
H.C. Andersen's City
29. november 2019, Danmark ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
My stay in Denmark came to a fairytale ending with a blue-sky day in Odense, the hometown of legendary writer H.C. Andersen.
Joanna and I reunited there for the magical H.C. Andersen ChristmasLæs mere
Student Lund - a 1 day immersion
30. november 2019, Sverige ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
This footprint is late. This is because on my first day in Sweden I did not just explore Lund, I became part of it, with not 1, but 2 traditional events!
After a beautiful sun-splashed tour ofLæs mere
We both made it!
1. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Today was the start of my ScandiRail minibreak, a short stay in Stockholm with Joanna. The 7:25am train to the capital was a challenge for some, but we both made it to Stockholm, exhausted, byLæs mere
The Most Swedish of Days
2. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
At least one day in the Swedish capital must be spent doing the quintessential Swedish things. Today was that day. 🇸🇪
Beginning in the open-air museum of Skansen, we saw wooden Swedish houses,Læs mere
The Art of the Underground
3. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ ❄️ 2 °C
Forget the Sound of the Underground. In Stockholm it's all about the Art.
Almost every station of the tunnelbana is decorated by an artist, making it the world's longest art gallery and a veritableLæs mere
Golden Hour
4. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Today's Golden Hour lasted a little longer than an hour, for most of the short time that the sun was in the sky.
It began with a final, beautiful morning in Stockholm, in which I visited theLæs mere
IKEA Museum
5. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
I've already had The Most Swedish of Days. But there was one thing lacking. Something so important that it's deserving of a whole day and special stop.
It is of course IKEA, the greatest of allLæs mere
One Short Day in Malmö City
6. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
After my minibreak, I headed back down south to Skåne, Joanna and The Grey. We spent one short day in Malmö, seeing the sights - including many naked, and presumably cold, statues - and learning theLæs mere
Göteborg Archipelago
7. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
In just 2 hours this morning I sped north from Skåne to Sweden's second city - Göteborg. But after exactly 30 minutes of waddling and squeezing through Haga Nygata Christmas market, I decided it wasLæs mere
A Swedish Christmas Reunion
7. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
2 footprints in 1 day! What is this?? Well, this evening was a special Winter's Tale. I reunited for one night only with Sandra, my Copenhagen roomie, as our paths crossed once again in Göteborg!
WeLæs mere
Highs and Lows
8. december 2019, Sverige ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Not every day of a month-long trip can be amazing. Just like Liseberg's incredible Valkyria rollercoaster, which I rode 4 times today, a trip will always have its highs and lows.
Day 2 in GöteborgLæs mere
Resa till Norge
9. december 2019, Norge ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
After a stroll through a park with some penguins (very Mary Poppins), it was time to say hejdå to Göteborg and Sweden, as I boarded my train to The North - the destination was Lillehammer.
I endedLæs mere
Juletid på Lillehammer
9. december 2019, Norge ⋅ 🌙 -6 °C
Ok... just look how cute Lillehammer is on a December night! My heart is melting, unlike the snow, which is here for the long-run. Lillehammer really knows how to winter, with countless ChristmasLæs mere
The Olympic City
10. december 2019, Norge ⋅ ☀️ -10 °C
-12°C. 🥶 That was the temperature in Lillehammer for most of today. But I wasn't too cold! After 2 weeks of temps around 0°C, I'm getting used to it. So donning 5 layers, hat, scarf and gloves ILæs mere
4 Hours of Sun
11. december 2019, Norge ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
I did not plan this trip simply to take today's main photo. But it's pretty neat that I got to see the view from this year's Interrail Pass cover!!! They are the wharves of the River Nidelva and theyLæs mere



































































































































