The Family Business22 June 2024Meet the Fredriksson brothers. Nicholas’s great-great-grandfather Johannes on the left. His older brother Andreas on the right. Johannes …långholmen stockholm sweden travel europe
Dragon Slayers, Maypoles, and Smultron21 June 2024The family was celebrating Midsommar. A whole day of activities planned. Apparently my bud didn’t think to pack me. So I got left behind while …eskilstuna sundbyholm midsommar sweden travel europe
The Town Where It All Started19 June 2024This was the whole reason for the Sweden trip. Nicholas’s mom’s dad, Papa, was born in Örebro. This was home base. Laxå, a small town …örebro laxå sweden travel europe
They Served Bear at the Food Tour17 June 2024Stockholm was a family thing. Nicholas’s mom’s dad, Papa, was born in Sweden, and she’d always wanted to bring her kids here to see …stockholm sweden travel europe
Cannons, Murder Holes, and the Pretzel Quest15 June 2024Last day in Salzburg. Three days of mountains, and we still hadn’t properly done the castle. The Hohensalzburg Fortress — the massive thing that …salzburg austria travel europe
Beer, Baroque Churches, and the World Cup Mistake15 June 2024Salzburg promised us better pretzels in Munich. So we took the train over and arrived that evening. Munich wasted absolutely no time being Munich. …munich germany travel europe
The One With the Extreme Route14 June 2024Day 3 in the Salzburg region. We’d already hiked Kapuzinerberg, wandered the fortress walls, and gotten chased off the Untersberg by lightning. …salzburg austria travel europe hiking
The Mountain That Changed Its Mind13 June 2024After yesterday’s failed Sound of Music pilgrimage, Nicholas decided that if the famous hills wouldn’t have him, he’d find his own …salzburg austria travel europe hiking
The Hills Are Alive (But We Couldn't Get to Them)12 June 2024Let me explain how we ended up in Salzburg. Nicholas wanted to run across a field yelling “THE HILLS ARE ALIIIIVE.” That was the whole …salzburg austria travel europe
The Castle With a Bear Moat11 June 2024On the way from Prague to Salzburg, everyone told us we had to stop at Český Krumlov. “It’s a fairy tale town.” “You’ll …czech republic český krumlov travel europe
Prague Was Not Supposed to Be This Good9 June 2024We were not expecting much from Prague. The plan was simple: Pokin had a YPO Forum trip here, Nicholas flew in to meet her, and then we’d …prague czech republic travel europe