Category: Activities

Quirky Scandinavian Roadtrips with my Parents: Karlstad to Oslo and Back

Posted on by Jon Jay in Norway, Roadtrip, Sweden

Day 3: Karlstad I was super stoked to have my parents visit me in Karlstad and to walk around with them. It was a great excuse to see some of the things I wanted to see but couldn't think of a good excuse to go to, but with them here we were able to get … Continue reading Quirky Scandinavian Roadtrips with my Parents: Karlstad to Oslo and Back →

Quirky Scandinavian Roadtrips with my Parents: Stockholm to Karlstad

Posted on by Jon Jay in Roadtrip, Sweden

Hej from Sweden once again. This past week my parents took a nice little trip to the other side of the pond for their first trip to Sweden. This is something that they took months planning with my help, and so it was a super treat for them to finally arrive and not just to … Continue reading Quirky Scandinavian Roadtrips with my Parents: Stockholm to Karlstad →

King of the Nordic Twilight

Posted on by Jon Jay in Backpacking, Norway, Skiing

(Note to the Reader: I know my blog posts in the past have been all about the pictures, but to really get the full experience of this trip make sure to read the long stories I have written. It was the things that I couldn't take a picture of on this trip that make it … Continue reading King of the Nordic Twilight →

European Adventure Part 2: Bruges, Luxembourg, and Munich

Posted on by Jon Jay in Backpacking, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg

Hello again! I am sorry for the delay between Part 1 and Part 2 of this post, but I recently got a job for DU admissions to blog about life as a DU student (both abroad and when I get back) so I decided to meet the deadline I was given and put this entire … Continue reading European Adventure Part 2: Bruges, Luxembourg, and Munich →

European Adventure Part 1: Göteburg, Københaven and Amsterdam

Posted on by Jon Jay in Backpacking, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands

Hello everyone! I'm terribly sorry I have not made a new post for a while, but I'm afraid not much has been going on in Sweden besides the usual college life of studying and socializing. I did just get back from a nine day dream trip through Europe though! I went to six different countries, … Continue reading European Adventure Part 1: Göteburg, Københaven and Amsterdam →

ICELAND

Posted on by Jon Jay in Backpacking, Iceland

Hey everyone I'm in Sweden right now and I just got a good internet connection so I thought I'd share the 3 days I spent in Iceland with you. I arrived in Iceland after an overnight flight from Minneapolis, getting me there at 6:30AM. From there I took a bus from the airport to the … Continue reading ICELAND →