Europe Thank Yous A friend for every day I was in Europe. No wonder I enjoyed myself so thoroughly. So, to all of you: Disa, Erik, Disa, Martin, Cissi, Chris, Chris, Ley, Zander, Josh, Steve, Lance,
beer Stockholm This was it, the last of seven weeks in Europe. I spent it in and around Stockholm, visiting friends old and new. I spent my first night back in the big city catching
Europe Umeå People's beer, brown cheese, mud, blood and mountain bikes. Yeah, this must be Umeå. Andrea has things she wants to tell you about those ten days. It's up to you who you listen
Europe Halmstad I wrote three years ago that my trip to Thailand was filled with "nothing but good people." Peter was one of the best. A group of "good people" in
Europe Copenhagen I conned poor Mads and Michelle into taking me in to their home for two nights in Sorgenfri ("Sorrow-free") outside of Copenhagen. It was particularly sweet of them to welcome me
beer Cologne & Amsterdam Hello! This post comes to you from beside a river in Umea, Sweden. It's not about Umea though; it's about the second and third of five countries I visited in seven days. I
beach Barcelona & Siurana Spain for ten days. Great climbing, beautiful weather, amazing countryside, cheap wine. Barcelona Disa, Disa and I lived it up in Barcelona the night I arrived. We tried to rally and climb the
England Reading & Oxford Roight then! England! Monday - Ghostly times in London I arrived in Heathrow, walked through customs, and scanned the crowd outside arrivals, glossing over the besuited men holding placards and the families awaiting
Europe Krakow Krakow is how this whole trip got started. I work with a relatively obscure programming language, and it was having its first conference in Europe in the third week of April. My company
Climbing Uppsala Friday Arrival Two hours after arriving in Sweden Disa and I were pulling plastic at her local gym. Half an hour after that, I had fallen asleep belaying her. Thank goodness for GriGris.
Europe Europe Itinerary This is the sort of thing I would have posted sooner, but I've just now figured it out. So, here's my trip: (starting April 2015) April 15-17 Lost to transit, timezones, & delays
Climbing England, Rocks District Well, isn't this a blast from the past? Back in August of 2013 I went off to Europe for the first time with Alyssa. Our trip started in England, beginning with the Lakes
Adventures English Towns So, after our weekend in the rain and mountains, we went back to civilization and spent a few days between Reading, London, and Oxford while we built strength for our next expedition. Over
Adventures England, Peaks District Sunday in The Peaks District The skies stopped pouring water on our second day, and so after a stop at a pub and a chance to buy new rain coats, we went for
England England, Lakes District A week after my last undergraduate class, I arrived in England, navigated from Heathrow to Reading, hugged my good friends Tammy and Ryan, packed a car, got in the car, and rather promptly
Adventures Lakes District Panoramas I've moved to Lander, set up a computer, and found myself living in the weekend. That means it's time to edit the thousand pictures I took while I was in Europe. As a
Adventures Shuppatsu 出発 Tonight I leave for Denver with the father of my child, his lady friend, and my own lovely lady. Somewhere along the way the four of us will have dinner, and then