by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, California 2016 trip, Destinations, USA
Santa Barbara is a nice little town, with low rise buildings with red tiled rooftops, reflecting the Spanish colonial heritage. There is a pleasant and easygoing ambience, all in accord with what the traveller expects to find after viewing so many Hollywood movies. We...
by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, Destinations, Trips, USA
Being on a road trip with my two sons has only been one of my dreams. The opportunity came up when Nikitas graduated this year from high school. Chris, the young one, is already fourteen, old enough to follow and maybe appreciate a road trip. We set out to California....
by eliasc64 | Aug 28, 2016 | Destinations, Europe, Norway, Norway trip 2016
We flew the next day to Bodø, a small town of 50 thousand people, which markets itself as the ‘gateway to Norway’s true north’. The city was still covered with a layer of ice, making walking quite challenging, so we spent about three hours until the ferry’s...
by eliasc64 | Aug 28, 2016 | Destinations, Europe, Norway, Norway trip 2016
We flew from Athens to Copenhagen and then to Bergen. The second largest Norwegian city is the hub to the fjord world, surrounded by great landscapes and dominated by the bold color palette of the city’s houses. When we arrived the sun was shining, the skies were...
by eliasc64 | Aug 28, 2016 | Destinations, Europe, Norway, Trips
Why is Norway so rich? How is life during the dark and cold winter north of the polar zone? Why are Scandinavian murder novelists so successful? What is so magic about the northern lights? These are some of the many questions I was hoping to answer at the northernmost...
