Backpacking Eastern Europe Are you planning on backpacking Eastern Europe? Yay, you made an awesome choice! Sure, Western Europe has the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Neuschwanstein Castle, and the Colosseum; they are all the big sites everyone automatically thinks of when they envision a European vacation. But Eastern Europe still packs a gigantic punch! Don’t overlook the… Keep Reading
Travel the Baltics: Is it Safe for Solo Travelers?
Let’s Go Travel the Baltics Sooo you have plans to travel the Baltics soon? Awesome choice! These three countries, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, are very unique compared to other parts of Europe. Your backpacking experience will be filled with fascinating (albeit dark) history, gorgeous architecture, delicious and cheap food, and new friendships with people –… Keep Reading
BW Monthly News: July 2016
July Highlights As you already knew from my radio silence, I spent the majority of July traveling throughout Denmark, Sweden, the Baltic States, and Finland. Check out my fantastic itinerary here. Oh my god, this trip was incredible. In Stockholm, I had the pleasure of attending TBEX where I learned so much about the travel… Keep Reading
BW Monthly News: May 2016
Welcome to Blond Wayfarer’s Monthly News – an assortment of odds and ends relating to travel news, books, highlights, photography, and much more! May Highlights May is one of my favorite months. Why? For me, May not only means spring and sun, but that “birthday season” has officially arrived! This year I celebrated both my 29th birthday… Keep Reading
ANNOUNCEMENT: Summer in Scandinavia and Baltic States
I’m spending my summer in Scandinavia and the Baltic States!! Well. Not my entire summer vacation. More like the month of July. So, while I’m not exploring as much as last summer, I still have an amazing itinerary planned for a corner of Europe I haven’t yet experienced. Let’s hope no random heat waves hit… Keep Reading