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Yet Another Finnish Bachelor Party

Occasionally in life, you have a chance to have a “once in a lifetime” experience. When I was invited to a Finnish bachelor party (or stag party if you’re European) this past spring, I knew I...

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Worst Tourists in Sweden

We might travel often but we’ve never claimed to be good at it. In fact, we are often surprised with our sheer inability to take full advantage of a new location, leaving our families and friends underwhelmed when we...

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Morning in Paris

I love to travel for business. There is something totally gratifying about putting every single expense of a trip on a credit card for which you will never see the bill. When I’m on a business trip, I will...

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My Thoughts After a Finnish Stag Party

“Hey, do you want to come to my stag party? It’s in Finland.” Prior to moving to London as an American expat, I could never imagine such a question heading my way. Totally unlikely. Yet, here I find...

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Amsterdam’s Famed Canal Cruises

The prospect of doing a canal cruise during our weekend in Amsterdam is not something that initially aroused our sense of adventure.  Both of us tend to stay away from “touristy” things, choosing to find...

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Amsterdam Weekend

We landed in Amsterdam early on a Friday and already a little worse for the wear. Our usually uneventful travel to the airport was hampered by the UK’s first real snow in several years, rendering the roads completely...