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In the Land of the Midnight Sun , Part II: Big Day in Bygdøy

I woke up to a beautiful sunrise.  Then again, it had been there all night.  When they say Norway is the land of the midnight sun, they ain’t kidding.  All night long, I kept staring outside my hotel room window just waiting for the sun to set; it seemed darkness would never come.  Geographically, Oslo is roughly located on the same line of latitude as...

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In the Land of the Midnight Sun, Part I: Off to Oslo

Norway.  The Land of the Midnight Sun.  The heart of Scandinavia.  Sweden’s next door neighbor.  With it’s never-ending mountains, idyllic fjords, snow-capped peaks, picturesque harbors, its maritime history and its arctic-circle towns, it is without a doubt one of the most beautiful countries in all of Europe if not the world.  Recently, I had the...

Bunnies in Britain (Part V):  A Preseason Trifecta, Complete!

Bunnies in Britain (Part V): A Preseason Trifecta, Complete!

I passed through the gates of Langtree Park through a giant turnstile door that looked like something out of a New York City subway station.  On the other side, bright florescent lights and rivers of beer.  It had finally happened: my first sporting match in Europe.  But I wasn’t here to see the Red Devils at Old Trafford or a tennis match at Wimbledon.  I was...

Bunnies in Britain (Part IV):  A Bunny Makes it Big in Liverpool!

Bunnies in Britain (Part IV): A Bunny Makes it Big in Liverpool!

My afternoon in St. Helens would finally culminate with my entrance into Langtree Park for the World Club Challenge between the St. Helens Saints of the Super League and my visiting South Sydney Rabbitohs.  I was so excited, and yet, I was also so nervous!  I mean, I may have been one of the few fans inside The Glass House pub who was looking so cool and aloof.  I...

Bunnies in Britain (Part III): Pub Crawl in St. Helens

Bunnies in Britain (Part III): Pub Crawl in St. Helens

The weather was cold and clammy.  The sky was grey with just a tinge of blue.  Rain gently drizzled down touching every last blade of grass.  The February air emitted a wet chill that blew through the countryside in Merseyside.  Perfect weather for footy! The day had finally come in the form of the last day of the 2015 World Club Challenge.  A day that would pit the...

Bunnies in Britain (Part I):  From Manchester to Liverpool

Bunnies in Britain (Part I): From Manchester to Liverpool

My early grey tea is still piping hot; my sausage bap is starting to lose its warmth.  I am still trying to shake off the stiffness of a six-hour flight from New York to Manchester, England.  Truthfully, I’d be a little more excited if I was landing in London, as I consider it to be one of my favorite places in Europe, if not the world.  But what has brought me...

Diving into Dubrovnik

Diving into Dubrovnik

During my short time in Dubrovnik, Croatia, my family and I chartered a boat from a small harbor near the city, where we spent a day in the Adriatic Sea.  This body of water separates Italy from Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania.  While it may not look big compared to the Mediterranean, or even the Atlantic, it is quite a sight to behold. What I loved was how clear...

Monterosso of the Cinque Terre

Monterosso of the Cinque Terre

The final town in the Cinque Terre is the seaside village of Monterosso al Mare, or just Monterosso, for short.  The town is divided into two distinct parts: the old town and the new town.  The two areas are divided by a single tunnel that caters to pedestrians and the very few cars in the town.  The tunnel is located under the town’s train station; tourists...

Vernazza of the Cinque Terre

Vernazza of the Cinque Terre

Vernazza is a town and comune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, in northwestern Italy, along the banks of the Italian Riviera.  It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region, and the fourth town heading north along the Italian Riviera. The history of Vernazza dates back as far back as the 11th century.  It was originally a small naval...