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Tom’s Travels: Helsinki

September 8, 2022
Day 1 I left for Helsinki on a Wednesday. A short ferry ride to Logan Airport in Boston (3 1/2-hour layover) was followed by a 1 1/4-hour flight to JFK (6-hour layover)....
Rallarvegen Road Near Myrdal (photo: Sharon Parker)

A Short Guide to Biking Norway’s Rallarvegen Road, Myrdal to Flåm

August 27, 2019
Immersing yourself in Norway’s forests, fields, farms, and fjords isn’t that hard to do: nature is what Norwegians are all about. Even the famous Flåm Railway is built around the...
Nigardsbreen Glacier Tongue Descent (photo: Sharon Parker)

Travel Journal: Hiking the Nigardsbreen Glacier Tongue

August 27, 2019
The first step off a massive stone slab worn smooth and onto gritty, crumbled diamonds—where travelers can get up close to the larger Nigardsbreen glacial tongue, tinged with dark crevices...