Author: PinayOdyssey

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RoadTrip #37.2: Eurotrip Day 2 – From Hjørring, DK to Schleswig-Holstein, DE (ft Hesteskoen in Aalborg, Marselisborg Dyrehav in Aarhus, and UNESCO WHS: Jelling mounds, Runic stones and Church)

March 17, 2023

On Day 2 of our roadtrip, we crossed the Danish island of Jutland and crossed the border to Germany. We passed by a few bigger Danish cities, like Aalborg and Aarhus, and visited some interesting sites. The Hesteskoen (literally, “the horse’s shoe”) in Aalborg, for instance, is a beach and nature park by the river … More RoadTrip #37.2: Eurotrip Day 2 – From Hjørring, DK to Schleswig-Holstein, DE (ft Hesteskoen in Aalborg, Marselisborg Dyrehav in Aarhus, and UNESCO WHS: Jelling mounds, Runic stones and Church)

RoadTrip #37: Eurotrip Day 1/13 – From Drammen, NO to Hjørring, DK (via Color Line ferry)

March 16, 2023

This is day 1 of our two-week roadtrip last summer – covering 10 countries (2 new ones in my bucketlist). The trip was very spontaneous – with me booking the accommodation only a day or two before. The only preparation we had was to have a rough idea of our route and read about the … More RoadTrip #37: Eurotrip Day 1/13 – From Drammen, NO to Hjørring, DK (via Color Line ferry)

RoadTrip #36: Catching crayfish at midnight in Landfalltjern (lake), and visiting Høytorp Fort, the largest inland fortress in Norway – summer weekend at its finest

February 24, 2023

August is usually crayfish season in Norway and Sweden. It’s when people can attain a license and catch crayfish in certain freshwater lakes. Last summer, we did just that and spent some magical time in Landfalltjern (lake) until past midnight. The next day, we took the road and visited the biggest inland fort in Norway, … More RoadTrip #36: Catching crayfish at midnight in Landfalltjern (lake), and visiting Høytorp Fort, the largest inland fortress in Norway – summer weekend at its finest

DENMARK: Visiting the 70-million-year-old chalk cliffs of Møn (Møns Klint), + fishing in a quiet Norwegian lake

February 23, 2023

Last summer, I went to Denmark by bus to visit my eldest sister and her family. The plan was to visit the gorgeous cliffs of limestone and chalk in the Danish coast about 2 hours away from the capital city. The cliffs are about 128 meters in height, and about 7 kilometers in length. My … More DENMARK: Visiting the 70-million-year-old chalk cliffs of Møn (Møns Klint), + fishing in a quiet Norwegian lake

RoadTrip #35.4: Exploring Sweden’s Glasriket ft. Växjö – the Kronoberg castle ruins, Småland Museum and the Swedish Glass Museum, the House of Emigrants, Växjö Cathedral, and Kosta Glascenter (Öland Escapade – Day 5-7)

February 10, 2023

Southern Sweden has an area dubbed as the Kingdom of Crystals (Glasriket), consisting of about 13 glass factories and smaller companies. On our way home from Öland, we decided to break the roadtrip into two legs and stay in the pretty town of Växjö (tough to pronounce), Sweden, where we got to visit several sights, … More RoadTrip #35.4: Exploring Sweden’s Glasriket ft. Växjö – the Kronoberg castle ruins, Småland Museum and the Swedish Glass Museum, the House of Emigrants, Växjö Cathedral, and Kosta Glascenter (Öland Escapade – Day 5-7)

RoadTrip #35.3: Öland escapade: Trollskogen, Byrums Raukar, Borgholms slott (castle), and beachin’ in Sandbybadet (Day 4)

February 5, 2023

It’s day 4 on the Swedish holiday island of Öland! After exploring the southern cape, it’s time to see what the north (and west) coast has to offer. In the morning, we enjoyed a long, refreshing walk in the woods of Trollskogen (literally, the troll’s forest), visiting a shipwreck and an 800-900 year old oak … More RoadTrip #35.3: Öland escapade: Trollskogen, Byrums Raukar, Borgholms slott (castle), and beachin’ in Sandbybadet (Day 4)

RoadTrip #35.2: Öland escapade: Sandbybadet beach, Karlevi Stone, Gettlinge grave field, Långe Jan lighthouse, and Eketorps borg (Day 3)

February 5, 2023

It’s Day 3 on the Swedish holiday island of Öland. I really had a taste of the Swedish lifestyle as we enjoyed breakfast outside the cabin and dipped our feet in the cold, cold sea in the morning. The day was then spent on the road, visiting some of the popular sites in the southern … More RoadTrip #35.2: Öland escapade: Sandbybadet beach, Karlevi Stone, Gettlinge grave field, Långe Jan lighthouse, and Eketorps borg (Day 3)

RoadTrip #35.1: Falköping, Sweden and the entertaining farm animals in Mösseberg Park (Öland Escapade – Day 1&2)

February 4, 2023

It’s time to visit one of Sweden’s bigger islands in the Baltic Sea – a popular local holiday destination, Öland! My husband said that he had good chihldhood memories there, going on roadtrips with his family. Driving from Norway to Öland takes more or less 8.5 hours, so we decided to cut the journey into … More RoadTrip #35.1: Falköping, Sweden and the entertaining farm animals in Mösseberg Park (Öland Escapade – Day 1&2)

RoadTrip #34: Celebrating Midsummer in Torsby, Sweden (+ a daytrip to Rottneros Park)

January 20, 2023

The Midsummer (Swedish: Midsommer) is one of the biggest holidays in Sweden. It is when the summer solstice or the longest day of the year is celebrated with maypoles, flower wreaths, singing and dancing! And of course, good food like crayfish, salmon, barbecue and spare ribs partnered with new potatoes or pickled herring. Last year, … More RoadTrip #34: Celebrating Midsummer in Torsby, Sweden (+ a daytrip to Rottneros Park)

ITALY: The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verita) in Rome and the flight back home (Day 7 & 8)

January 15, 2023

On the last day of my solo trip to Italy in June 2022, I got to bond a bit more with my youngest aunt, visiting an interesting attraction in Rome and having gelato in a local gelateria. The Mouth of Truth or Bocca della Verita is a marble mask statue which, according to legend, will … More ITALY: The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verita) in Rome and the flight back home (Day 7 & 8)