Ginger Without Borders

As the trip has progressed, my two antagonists – Giant and the Lion’s Mane – have continued their struggles to make my adventures more difficult (or arguably more interesting – depends on how you want to look at it.) For those interested, here is an update on our struggles: The Lion’s Mane One day, after…

As everyone can tell, I love zoos. Like really, really love zoos. So today, even though we only had one day in Zurich, we decided to go to the Zurich Zoo. And boy am I happy that we did!! The zoo is amazing. Not only do the animals have plenty of room and mental enrichments,…

For those of you who have followed my blog since the beginning, you know I am very afraid of heights (if you haven’t, go read my series on my fear of heights, posted in July). But at the same time, I like to challenge this fear by doing crazy stuff like skydiving, bungee jumping, and…

After 45 days, I have prided myself on the fact that I have only gotten lost on a regional train once – which was also the first train I took (from Amsterdam to Den Haag). (On the other hand, I have gotten lost on trams inside cities in pretty much every city I have visited.) Well,…

When I originally planned my trip, I unintentionally designed it into three sections. The first third was me, on my own, traveling around Iceland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany; the second third was my parents and I in Eastern Europe; and the final third was originally me, on my own again, going through Austria,…