Author: Matthew Schmidt
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A Day Trip To Halden, Norway
The Adventure With just one day left on my summer rail pass, and a strong desire to not let it go to waste, I embarked on a day-trip from Malmö, Sweden, to Halden, Norway. This trip was both very short and very long. I woke up early to take the train, but because the journey…
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A Day Trip To Flensburg & Schleswig, Germany
The Adventure Part 1 — Flensburg Having recently arrived in Malmö, Sweden after a few days exploring Iceland, the UK, France and Denmark, I still had a few travel days left on my Eurail pass. To make the most of the money I spent, I chose a few destinations that were far enough to feel…
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I Didn’t Know København, Denmark Would Become One Of My Favourite Cities
The Adventure The last stop in my 2023 summer adventures was in Copenhagen (København), Denmark. After a busy week of travels, we made our first activity taking a nap. Apparently the long train from Paris wasn’t sufficient to get a decent rest, at least not for my first time sleeping on trains. Afterwards, we took…
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A Quick Stop In Paris
The Adventure After a train ride under the English Channel, my father and I arrived late in the evening in Paris, France. We checked into our hotel, but, not wanting to waste our limited time in the French capital, we decided to go on a long midnight walk around the city. It was still a…
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Two Days In London
The Adventure After a very early morning flight from Iceland, my father and I arrived at Stansted Airport in the UK. With London as our destination, we took the train right away from the airport to King’s Cross Station. The first tourist attractions were there in the station, which contained an excessive amount of Harry…
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Checking Iceland Off My Bucket List
The Adventure Before I moved to Sweden for an exchange semester, I took a week exploring Europe with my father. Since Play Airlines, an Icelandic discount airline, was the cheapest way to get from North America to Europe, we made our first stop in Iceland for a day trip. We arrived at Keflavík Airport early…
Matthew C. Schmidt 