Travel tips and lessons we have learned on our trip to help fellow travelers out.
Restaurants: Burgermeister: Located under the train tracks in an old train bathroom. A small walk up burger place that serves the best burgers and fries in town. Order the chili cheese fries with you burger and you’re set. Be prepared to wait up to 30 minutes to order and even longer to find a seat. … Continue reading Ich bin ein Berliner
Ghent A great little city that had all the charm you would expect from Belgium but with the feel of a larger city. We imagined ourselves living in Ghent, riding our bikes to work, buying our bread from the local bakery. The city was an unexpected surprise and felt like a much better place to … Continue reading Ghent and Bruges: chocolate, lace, waffles, and fries
Bergen holds a lot of charm and beauty in a small but expensive town. We spent one day in Bergen and one day on a fjord boat and train tour through Sognefjord. The hostel we stayed at made us feel old. Next time we won’t stay in a 32 bed dorm. There was always someone talking … Continue reading Bergen and Sognefjord
What We Did: We visited the city of Trondheim for a day. The third largest city in Norway, weighing in at a whopping population of 180,000! It barely counts as a city in U.S. standards, but it sure is beautiful. Home to the biggest cathedral in Scandanavia, the Nidarosdomen Cathedral, it also served as the … Continue reading Trondheim
Spending only $35(NOK 286) a day on food We knew that heading to Oslo was not going to be cheap. Staying within our budget of $150/day for everything was a challenge. After paying for our accommodation and Oslo Pass we figured we only had $35/day left for food for the two of us (and we love … Continue reading Budget eating in the most expensive city in the world
