Hey, I'm Lindsay
and if you've seen any of my previous videos
which if you would like to start watching
you can click right here.
you would know that I quit my job, sold my car,
gave away everything I owned so I could travel the world
on an indefinite adventure!
That is a mouthful.
So the last video I was in Alaska
if you'd like to watch it there's the link right here.
If you haven't seen it you should totally check it out
and if you have, this is where we left off...
After Alaska
I flew from Juneau to Washington, DC
to pick up my younger brother Tommy
and we hopped a flight to Stockholm, Sweden.
If you don't much about Stockholm, thats okay
neither did I.
But I did know it was the
if was the cheapest flight I could get
from Washington DC to Europe
at the time.
Stockholm is known as the "Venice of the North"
but it's also known for it's outdoor activities.
Kayaking, biking,
even a ropes course right outside
the
city -
and
we planned to do it all -
even this swing, especially this swing!
And when we got off the plane in Sweden
this is what the city looked like...
That's the thing about traveling
you can have all of these amazing plans
but until you actually get to your destination you never really know what's going to happen
and in this case it was rain. Lots and lots of rain.
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade and when travel gives you rain, you go to
a museum.
The Vasa Museum! The Vasa is a Swedish ship that was built around 1628. It's sank on it's
maiden voyage and was preserved at the bottom of the ocean until it was dug up and restored
in 1961.
The museum is dedicated to preserving the ship and it's one of Sweden's most popular
tourist attractions.
We ended up having a really good time at the Vasa museum and although it was really nice
to stay dry it was only a matter of time until we wanted to get outside no matter what the
weather. There are the kayaks that I wanted to do! But it's pouring rain! So instead we
went to Skansen, which is an open air museum and zoo in Stockholm, Sweden.
It's like walking through back in time Sweden! I'm learning so much and I'm having fun...
even though I'm soaking wet.
Skansen has 150 traditional farms and houses to show what life was like in Sweden in the
18th and 19th centuries
and the zoo is home to indigenous animals to the countries like bears and reindeer.
The exhibits are immersive and interactive... like REALLY interactive.
Skansen was a really fun day but probably the best part about it was the fact that we
spent it with my friend Daniel and his two little kids.
After a cold day at Skansen we all went back to Daniels apartment and we made a traditional
Swedish dinner at his house!
Well, "traditional" might be an overstatement but we had meat balls. Real Swedish meatballs,
home made mash potatoes and fried pickles? I think those were Tommy's addition to the
meal - I'm not sure fried pickles are a regular on the Scandinavian pallet.
When I look back at my time in Sweden and I think of the memories and what I did, I
don't really remember the Vasa Museum or really even must of Skansen, but what I really do
remember is hanging out with Daniel and his kids and making dinner in his house and feeling
at home even so far away from home and spending time with friends.
But the nature of travel is movement and the next thing I know we're hoping a flight from
Sweden to Germany and we are on the Autobahn!
We met up with my friend Melvin in beautiful Cologne. Cologne, Germany is a 2,000 year
old city along the Rhine River. The Cologne catherdal dominates the skyline and gives
way to stunning views over the city.
But it wasn't just sightseeing...
I mean we're in Germany so of course we're going to drink some German beer. The next
day my brother and I borrowed Melvin and his wife's bikes and we got to ride all around
the suburbs where they live. It was so beautiful and we had absolutely no idea where we were
going so we just, kinda, kept on going straight. We made new friends, got lost, found our way
and before we knew it, it was already time to leave.
It's never fun to say 'goodbye' but we hopped a train from Germany to the Czech Rebuplic.
So many countries, so many friends... Goodbye Germany, Hello Tunisia? Yep. Tunisia. Find
out why, next week...
It's kinda crazy because we fly so far to go places and then when look back I don't
really think of all the touristy things we did but I think about all the time that I
spent with my friends and just telling stories and learning about them and their lives that
really stuck with me longer than anything else. And that's kinda weird, right? What
do you guys think? Is it where you are or who you're with that matter most when you
travel? Or maybe is it a little bit of both? Let me know what you think in the comments
below...