Norway has recently been in the news as a suitable source of future American citizens. We agree that Norway is pretty awesome. But like anything, there are parts of it that are great and parts of it that are garbage.  With love, respect, and (most of all) irrational jingoism, here’s an accounting of the latter. […]

This is Part II of our Christmas adventure. Part I can be found here. When we left off, my parents, Gavin, and I had met up with Andrew in Kiruna, Sweden and were preparing for our excursion to the world-famous Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, 20 minutes east by taxi. Jukkasjärvi has apparently always been a tourist […]

One thing I like about my family is that they are game for things.  We tested this by hosting Christmas 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, where it would get extremely cold, and where the sun wouldn’t appear at all. This igloo is the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, a truly bananas outpost which is rebuilt […]