“There’s an opposite to déjà vu. They call it jamais vu. It’s when you meet the same people or visit places, again and again, but each time is the first. Everybody is always a stranger. Nothing is ever familiar.” Author Chuck Palahniuk Every time I travel with Overseas Adventure Travel, the itinerary includes meeting localContinue reading “The Baltic Capitals and Beyond: The Endless Power of Visiting Locals”
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Discovering Surprises Outside of Helsinki
Travel is full of surprises. The trip I recently took with Overseas Adventure Travel called Baltic Capitals, didn’t just include the three capital cities of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. It ended with three days in the Nordic capital of Helsinki, Finland, a substitute city for the Russian city of St. Petersburg. Obviously, the world politicalContinue reading “Discovering Surprises Outside of Helsinki”
Exploring Russian Aggression and Resistance in the Baltic Capitals
“We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this.” Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine During the Baltic Capitals trip I took with Overseas Adventure Travel we exploredContinue reading “Exploring Russian Aggression and Resistance in the Baltic Capitals”
Learning About a Simple Song of Freedom in the Baltics
“Come and sing a simple song of Freedom/Sing it like you’ve never sung before/Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere/We the people here don’t want a war.” Bobby Darin While the above lyrics were written in the 1960s to protest the Vietnam War, they resonated with me after my Overseas Adventure Travel trip,Continue reading “Learning About a Simple Song of Freedom in the Baltics”
Travel the World with Passion 