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Blog Summary

​Amsterdam, Netherlands (21 April 2024)
21 April 2024 - Amsterdam for One Day (Keukenhof Garden)​​
Turkey (22 April - 22 May 2024)
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22 April 2024 - Arriving in Istanbul, Turkey
23 April 2024 - Istanbul Day 1 (Historic Core Walk)
24 April 2024 - ​Istanbul Day 2 (Two Continents Food Tour & Üsküdar Walk)
25 April 2024 - Istanbul Day 3 (Hagia Sophia & New District Walk)
​26 April 2024 - Istanbul Day 4 (Bosphorus Strait Cruise)
27 April 2024 - ​Istanbul Day 5 ( Old Town Back Streets Walk)
28 April 2024 - Drive to Safranbolu
29 April 2024 - A Day in Safranbolu
30 April 2024 - Drive to Cappadocia via Hattusha
1 May 2024 - Cappadocia Day 1 - Exploring Mustafapaşa
2 May 2024 - Cappadocia Day 2 Sights - Open Air Museums
3 May 2024 - Cappadocia Day 3 - Underground City and a Valley
4 May 2024 - Cappadocia Day 4 - Lazy Day​
​​5 May 2024 - Cappadocia Day 5 - A Trek Through the Pink and Red Valleys
​6 May 2024 - Drive to Konya via Sultan Han Caravanserai and Çatalhöyük
​7 May 2024 - Antalya via Çatalhöyük
8 May 2024 - Kaş via Çıralı (Ancient City of Olympos) and Demre (Ancient City of Myra & Church of St. Nicolas)
9 May 2024 - Kaş Boat Ride
10 May 2024 - ​Kaş Walk About
11 May 2024 - ​Drive to Ölüdeniz via Kaputaş Beach, Kalkan Village, Delikkemer Aqueduct, Patara Ancient City, and Kelebekler Vadisi (Butterfly Valley)
12 May 2024 - ​Göcek via Kayaköy Ghost Village and Fethiye Harbor Overlook
13 May 2024 - ​Explore The Datça Peninsula: River Boat to Dalyan Rock Tombs and Landing at Turtle Beach, and a Long Drive
14 May 2024 - ​A Mesudiye Hike
​15 May 2024 - ​Tomb of Mausolus: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
16 May 2024 - Şirince, a Not So Hidden Treasure
​17 May 2024 - Ancient Ephesus
18 May 2024 - Izmir with Friends: Day trip to Tokoğlu, a winery, & Urla
19 - 20 May 2024 - Hanging Out in Izmir
21 May 2024 - Two More Ruined Cities - Pergamon and Assos
22 May 2024 - A Trojan Horse, a Big Bridge, and Gallipoli
Cyprus (23 May - 6 June 2024)
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23 - 24 May 2024 - Cyprus Arrival & Tour of the Eastern End of Cyprus​
​25 - 26 May 2024 - ​Larnaca & Landa Beach
27 May 2024 - Kamares Aqueduct, Limassol, Kourion Archeological Site
28 - 29 May 2024 - The Troodos Mountains of Cyprus
30 May 2024 - Kykkos Monastery, Pedoulas, Kakopetria, Old Church and a Hike
31 May 2024 - Back to the coast (Paphos) via Lofou's BES Microbrewery
1 June 2024 - Day-tripping from Paphos:  EDRO III, Avakas Gorge, and Vasilikon Winery
2 June 2024 - More Day-Tripping - The Tombs of the Kings and Mastros
3 - 4 June 2024 - Beach Day in Paphos and the Drive to Nicosia with Breweries
5 June 2024 - Nicosia Day One
6 June 2024 - ​Nicosia Day Two
​7 June 2024 - ​Flight from Larnaca, Cyprus to Helsinki, Finland; Ferry to Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia (7 - 17 June 2024)
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​8 June 2024 - Tallinn Day 1 - Boats and Brews
​9 June 2024 - Tallinn Day 2 - Old Town Preview and Fat Margaret
10 June 2024 - Tallinn Day 3 - Old Town Tour
​11 June 2024 - ​Tallinn Day 4 - Murals and Brews
12 June 2024 - Estonia - The Great Outdoors and a Rural Seafood Place
13 June 2024 - A Walkabout in Tartu
14 June 2024 - Pärnu via Viljandi
15 June 2024 - Saaremaa "Island Land"
16 June 2024 - Drive around Saaremaa
17 June 2024 - Leaving Estonia :-(
Finland (18 June - 10 July 2024)
5 -18 June 2024 - Helsinki - Day 1 - City Tour
19 June 2024 - Helsinki - Day 2 - Suomenlinna Isle's, Tram Tour
20 June 2024 - Helsinki - Day 3 - Kicking Back
21 - 22 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour Begins! - Days 1-2 - The Arctic Circle and Santa Claus
23 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 3 - Reindeer and Hiking Trails
24 - 25 June 2024 - ​Finland Camper Van Tour - Days 4-5 - Wild Ale, the Arctic River, and Norway
26 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 6 - Lakselv to Honningsvåg
27 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 7 - North Cape, Norway
28 June 2024 - ​Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 8 - Back to More Finland
29 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 9 - Hiking a Snowshoe Trail and a Short Sweden Drive Through
30 June 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 10 - Hiking Auttiköngäs Nature Trail and Koronjää Ancient Glacial Gorge
1 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 11 - A River Runs Through Kuusamo and Konkaan Keino Hike
2 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 12 - Hike Pieni Karhunkierros
3 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 13 - Oulu City Tour and Ferry to Hailuoto Island
​4 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 14 - Hailuoto Sightseeing, Then to Vaasa
5 - 6 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Days 15-16 - Tohloppi Nature Trail, Finnish Air Force Museum, Arriving in Tampere
7 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 17 - Tour of Tampere, a Pori Brewery, and Old Rauma
8 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Day 18 - Hike Lake Savojärv Trail, Arrive in Torku
9 - 10 July 2024 - Finland Camper Van Tour - Days 19-20 - Biking Torku and It's a Wrap
Sweden (11 - 28 July 2024)
10 - 11 July 2024 - Arrival Sweden (Stockholm) - MS Gabriella, Tullgarn Palace, Gamla Linköping Open Air Museum, and an Evening in Vadstena
12 July 2024 - Tiveden National Park and Vadstena Castle
13 July 2024 - Candy Canes, a Glass Museum, Fireside Beer and Arrival Kalmar
14 July 2024 - Tour of the Island of Öland and City of Kalmar
15 July 2024 - Tour a Naval City (Kariskrona) and Kiviks Cidery
16 July 2024 - Malmö via SandHammaren Beach, a Megalithic Stone Ship, Ystad, and Skanör
17 July 2024 - More Malmö, Kärnan of  Helsingborg, Halmstad's Picasso in a Park, and Varberg Fortress
18 July 2024 - Gothenburg Day 1
19 July 2024 - Gothenburg Day 2
20 - 21 July 2024 - Trollhättan's "The Waterfall Days (Fallens Dagar)" and Vågsjörundan Lake Hike
22 - 23 July 2024 - Anundshög Stone Ship and Arrival in Stockholm
24 July 2024 - Stockholm - Day 1 - Archipelago Boat Tour
25 - 26 July 2024 - Stockholm - Day 2 - Changing of the Beers and the Guards
27 July 2024 - Stockholm - Day 3 - The "Vasa" and Old City Tour
28 July 2024 - Stockholm - Day 4 - Djurgården Park Hike, the Metro Ferry and a Modern City Walk
Norway (29 July - 21 August 2024)
29 - 30 July 2024 - Stockholm, Sweden to Oslo, Norway -- and Oslo Day 1
31 July 2024 - Oslo Day 2:  Kon Tiki, Roald Amundsen, and Nude Statues Galore
​​​1 August 2024 - ​Oslo Day 3:  City Tour, City Hall, Metro Ferry, Nobel Peace Center, & Contemporary Art
2 August 2024 - ​Hitting the Wilds of Norway
3 August 2024 - Borgund Stave Church,The Lærdal Tunnel, High View of Aurlandsfjord, Kayaking at Flåm on the Fjord
4 August 2024 - A Walk Behind Steinsdalsfossen and Arrival Bergen
5 August 2024 - Climbing Bergen's Fløyen, and then Departing North on a  Hurtigruten Cruise
6 August 2024 - Norway Ferry Cruise Day 1 - First Full Day Along the Norwegian Coast
7 August 2024 - ​Norway Ferry Cruise Day 2 - Visit Trondheim, Lighthouses
8 August 2024 - ​Norway Ferry Cruise Day 3 - Crossing the Arctic Circle, Landing at Bodø, and Midnight at Trollfjord
9 August 2024 - ​Norway Ferry Cruise Day 4 - Arrival Tromsø, Disembark MS Nordnorge
10 August 2024 - Another Day in Tromsø - Hiking, Botanical Garden, City Sights
11 August 2024 - Hike at Brensholmvegen on the way to Furoy Fishing Camp
12 August 2024 - Hike to Snolkehytta
13 August 2024 - Climbing Måtinden
14 August 2024 - Ridge Climb to Mannen
15 August 2024 - Just a Ferry and a Drive - Gittin South
16 August 2024 - Drop in to Grana Bryggeri and Hike of Ǎlnestangen
17 - 18 August 2024 - A Mountain Pass, Wild Tunnels, and a Petroleum Museum in Stavanger
19 - 20 August 2024 - Pulpit Rock and an Old Friend
Denmark (22 August - 11 September 2024)
21 - 22  August 2024 - Leaving Norway - Oslo to Copenhagen Ferry - Arriving Denmark
23 August 2024 - ​Copenhagen - Continuing A Walking Tour
24 - 25 August 2024 - A Couple Easy Days in Copenhagen
26 -27 August 2024 - Copenhagen to Odense
28 August 2024 - Ærø
29 August 2024 - Ærø Day 1 - Ærø Bryggeri and Ærøskøbing
30 August 2024 - Ærø Day 2 - Country Cycling
31 August 2024  - A Little More Ærø, then a Søby Ferry to Jutland, Visit of Sønderborg
1 September 2024 - Viking Ribe, Driving on the Sea Bed, Beautiful Møgeltønder
2 September 2024 - Denmark's "Birth Certificate", a High Tower, then Aarhus​
3 September 2024 - Aarhus Cathedral and ARoS (Art Museum)
4 September 2024 - Kalø Castle (Lord of the Rings) and Poskær Stenhus
5-6 September 2024 - A Fjellerup Treat, Beaches, the Heather Hike, and Sæby Seafood
7 September 2024 - Skagen and the Grenen
Going Home via England (8 - 15 September 2024)
8-11 September 2024 - Back to Copenhagen via Roskilde then onto Southhampton (UK)
12-15 September 2024 - ​Coming Home