Good Times, Cheese & Swissbians*

* Please note that not all the lovely Swiss citizens I hung out with were lesbians, it’s just that swisstrosexuals doesn’t have the same ring to it. I arrived in Bern after an epic journey (well epic if compared to getting the train from newtown to central…not epic compared to, say, the odyssey.) I caught […]

Ice Ice Baby

I arrived at 1am at my couch surfing host’s place in Reykjavik and knocked on the window as instructed. “Am I in the right place?” I asked when the door opened. “I don’t know…Are you?” My host was out at work and his two friends were waiting at his place. They weren’t sure if he […]

Reasons that Norwegian Trains are Better than Swedish Trains

On Norwegian trains, the conductors answer your questions. They do not: a) laugh at you b) tell you the train is full and then c) tell you to get on anyway whilst d) suggesting with another Swedish laugh that you sit in the luggage rack. On Norwegian trains one is able to buy a ticket. […]