Visiting Hurricane Ridge is easy. Hurricane Ridge is the one mountainous area in Olympic National Park with a parking lot, meaning you can drive up into the Olympic Mountains, rather than laboriously climbing them on a week-long backpacking trip. Hurricane Ridge … Continued
Listen, if you want to visit Norway for some Viking cosplay, or because you really love reindeer sausage and lutefisk, or to go on some crazy 14-hour midnight hike, I’m not here to judge. But I had my own reasons … Continued
Utah is a perhaps surprisingly interesting place with a rich history that includes everything from dinosaurs to Mormon pioneers. Because of this well-varied history, Utah is also a state with a whole lot of interesting facts to its name. Read … Continued
Trollstigen is Norwegian for “troll ladder,” which instantly makes this twisty mountain highway more interesting to kids. Trollstigen is Norway’s most visited scenic drive, and it pops up on many top ten lists of things to do in Norway. I … Continued
Dash Point State Park is one of the larger state parks located right near Seattle and Tacoma, and it’s a fantastic park to explore any time of year. Whether you enjoy fishing, kayaking, beach combing, hiking, biking, or want to … Continued
If you’re visiting Oslo, make sure you take a trip out to the museum district on the Bygdøy Peninsula. Just a short bus or ferry ride from downtown Oslo, you’ll find the Viking Ship Museum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural … Continued
Bainbridge Island is small, doesn’t have a huge town within its bounds, and is in general quiet, peaceful, lovely place to visit. That being said, there aren’t a ton of places to stay on this island just across the Puget … Continued
Washington state is a cool place to live and visit, but it’s also a pretty neato place to learn about. Whether you’re planning to visit soon, or live here and want to know some interesting tidbits, or are researching to … Continued
Rome is one of my favorite places. Ever. Hands down. From the second I landed there, I knew I’d be back even without tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain (tossing coins into the fountain is supposed to guarantee you’ll return … Continued
Ruby Beach is one of the best beaches in Olympic National Park. In a national park known for straight-up stellar scenery, Ruby Beach kicks things up a notch. Come here to explore, but be prepared to take a million photos. … Continued