Best Backpack For Europe: My Top Pick (& 4 Runner-Ups)

Best Backpack For Europe: My Top Pick (& 4 Runner-Ups)

I’ve spent the majority of the last two and a half years backpacking, living, and traveling around Europe. I’ve visited about 80% of the countries that make up this big and diverse continent and travel around Europe since I’m based in Bulgaria and it’s quite easy to hop around for cheap from Sofia (I love you,…

Stockholm to Turku Ferry: From Sweden to Finland By Boat

Stockholm to Turku Ferry: From Sweden to Finland By Boat

It’s a bit weird to admit this as a travel blogger, but I have a nasty (and growing) fear of flying. And not just the flying itself, but everything associated with it: oversleeping and missing a morning flight, physically getting to the airport, the anxiety of being in the airport. Basically, any which way I…

Why You Should Visit Seili: A Historic Island in the Turku Archipelago

Why You Should Visit Seili: A Historic Island in the Turku Archipelago

With thousands of islands in the Turku archipelago alone, picking just one to visit is an overwhelming prospect. Luckily, on my visit to Turku in partnership with Visit Turku, they were able to point me in the right direction: I found myself on the island of Seili, a beautiful island with an intriguing and complex…