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From Stockholm To Helsinki By Sea

From Stockholm To Helsinki By Sea

by Calvin Sun | Aug 15, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Finland, Sweden, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

    Our group of 24 headed out 2pm in the afternoon for Helsinki, Finland from Stockholm, Sweden by sea. We hopped on the Viking Line m/s Gabriella departing at 4:30pm, with a 10:10am arrival the next day.     The process, like on DFDS, is...
Oslo In 12 Hours

Oslo In 12 Hours

by Calvin Sun | Aug 11, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Blitzkrieg!!!, Border Crossing, Fit for Foodies, Norway, Walking Tours

Looks like someone else in Oslo knows how to baby freeze! He should’ve changed his plans and joined us:  After arrival into Oslo from Copenhagen, we promptly disembarked from our ship at 10am and headed out into the chaos to find...
From Copenhagen To Oslo By Sea

From Copenhagen To Oslo By Sea

by Calvin Sun | Aug 11, 2015 | August 2015: The Baltic Circle, Border Crossing, Denmark, How Did You Do That?, Norway, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Our 3rd day in Copenhagen led us to the eastern Christianshavn side of the city. Directly across Danhostel is Islands Brygge Havnebadet, an outdoor pool complex in the city’s main canal and a place to see and be seen. Complete with lawns, a diving deck,...
The Road To Cayenne

The Road To Cayenne

by Lei Zhao | Apr 21, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Border Crossing, French Guiana, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

The road to Cayenne, French Guiana (Guyane Doyen) from Paramaribo, Suriname was arduous, but almost a cakewalk when compared to the journey from Georgetown, Guyana to Paramaribo. For starters, there wasn’t a four-hour waiting period to cross the border. Our group...
From Guyana To Suriname

From Guyana To Suriname

by Calvin Sun | Apr 18, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Border Crossing, Crisis, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Suriname, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After a few drinks at Georgetown, Guyana’s Hibiscus Restaurant & Lounge across the street from our guesthouse, the group turned in at around 1am in preparation for a 4am, 4-5 hour bus ride to the Monroe Creek border between Guyana and Suriname. The...
From Croatia To Italy (Dubrovnik to Bari)

From Croatia To Italy (Dubrovnik to Bari)

by Calvin Sun | May 18, 2014 | Border Crossing, Croatia, Italy, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

The goal was to get from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Bari, Italy via an overnight ship. I found that every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a Jadrolinija ship departs from Dubrovik to Bari at 10pm. So I got the cheapest deck tickets (by deck, I mean literally on...
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