We had a great week in Austin visiting family and friends. It was our first time in the Texas capital and we were impressed by the music culture (on full display…
Glaciers and whiskey
The world’s third largest ice field (after Antarctica and Greenland) is located in southern Patagonia and feeds the Perito Moreno glacier. Our morning started with a 1,5 hour coastal walk to various…
Experiencing a working ranch in Patagonia
We spent 3 days at Hosteria Alta Vista, a guesthouse on a working Patagonia ranch. The original farm was established by true pioneers in 1908 and predates the town of…
2 weeks in the Bay Area
After our whirlwind tour of LA and Santa Barbara, we headed north to the San Francisco Bay Area. Having left Copenhagen almost 3 months ago for the second leg of our journey,…
Bia hơi in Ha Long Bay
Luckily Kristina had read something about the northern Vietnamese tradition of bia hơi, otherwise we might have missed this great local beer custom. Bia hơi (bia for beer, hơi for…
More pho please
Arriving in Southeast Asia we were of course excited to try the local cuisine. Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup typically served with meat and plenty of fresh herbs that we have especially…
A week exploring Copenhagen with guests
We recently had a great week exploring Copenhagen with Alex’s parents. Even though the weather was mostly windy, wet and overcast, we still managed to have a good time and get out into the city, including…
1 Monday afternoon in Copenhagen
We recently arrived safely back in Copenhagen and it’s been great to catch our breath a bit since then. While we have a number of projects and small trips planned…
Chef’s Table at the Wine Vault Restaurant in Rovinj
Over the years we have traditionally celebrated our anniversary at a nice restaurant but this year, 2.5 months into our world tour and with our 10th anniversary at hand, we looked for…
Driving across northern Italy (June 26-July 6)
We spent around ten days traveling through northern Italy on our way to Croatia. After arriving in Savona on the overnight ferry from Barcelona, we spent our first night camping just outside Genoa.…
World Expo 2015
If you didn’t know, Milan is currently hosting the World Expo (Alex was surprised that they still have those). Luckily, we had discussed this with some friends before leaving Copenhagen, so made a special…
7 days in Porto (May 31-June 7)
We had a great week exploring Porto including the historic city center, the amazing bridges and of course the port wine. Aside from just having a wonderful and relaxing time…
Port wine cocktails, seriously?
Ok, so first port is an after dinner drink, then it’s an aperitif. Now we’re supposed to have it over crushed ice or mixed with tonic. The product and marketing…
Northern Spain in pictures (May 22-31)
We spent a little over a week driving across northern Spain where we found excellent food, beautiful beaches, charming old city centers and a just a touch of high culture.…
Bob’s Beer
On our way to San Sebastian, we made a pit stop at Bob’s Beer, a small brewery located in the town of Hasparren, France. Here we met, wait for it,…
Shrimpegeddon
So what would you do with a giant bowl of tiny unpeeled shrimp? Eat them whole with a fork, try to peel them? Maybe someone out there knows, but I…
In Bruges
We spent May 4 and 5 in Bruges, Belgium. For those of you that haven’t been, it’s a beautiful medieval city ringed by canals. If you have seen the movie…