Forking Tasty

Stockholming Up

I had one thing in mind when I jumped off the ship in Stockholm and that was to find some cool Swedish designs. Ant and I managed to succeed and have time for some old city, quick grub and a vodka experience that is unprecedented. Music by Movits! a jazzy hip-hop Swedish group.

Hell Yeah Helsinki

Ant and I took Helsinki by storm as much as the Finnish would allow. This super chill city lead us to find some great music shops, a beautiful fruit and fish market and some slow cooked friends of the allusive Santa Claus. Music by Niko and Tapsa, a hip-hop jazz duo from Finland. (slideshow in full post)

Russia with and without love

Definitely day two now. Ant and I headed for an ancient fort and then tracked down some Georgian food. The day ended with a harrowing trip back to the ship. The lack of English and the introduction of a new port has confused the tourist/taxi driver communication and almost kept us in St. Pete indefinitely. We made it back in time for “ALL ABOARD” with empty pockets but with full bellies. (See full post for pics)

Russia. 11pm. Friday. June.

A bloody church, an impromptu Russian girl party and a Hookah kept Tony, Kelsey and I going when our bodies and minds were conflicted on exactly what time it was. Russia kept us on our toes as we continued to explore the in’s and out’s of St. Petersburg.

Rushin’ around Russia: Part 1

With little English spoken and the Russian mafia with there hands in everything, Kelsey, Anthony and I ventured out to find the local market, eat some wild, wild, game and explore the ancient architecture of the czars. With 2 days to explore, I had to break Russia up into 3 parts. Part one, above, is most of day one. But, with almost 24 hours of daylight it was hard to decide when day one ended and day two started.

Best-Est-Onia

I was on my own in Estonia. Anthony had work on the ship to attend to. It was a bit rainy but that didn’t deter me from finding a giant pancake and the best ‘lil Estonian buffet in town. Music by Toe Tag. My exploration took me into a music shop where I found some local Hip-Hop.

(Photo slideshow in full post)

Eating Warnemunde

Finding an elusive meal that we both had back in 2006 iced the cake. This small sea town is mostly a tourist destination but Anthony and I did our best to poke around and explore some of the nooks and crannies discovering some hidden gems. Music by Daft Punk. It was the only German beats in my iTunes. (Photo slideshow in full post)

Eurodammed

The last 10 days I have been on this ship with Anthony. I learned all about life on the Eurodam and what he means by “waking up in a new country everyday”. Although the ship has it’s share of delicious food and wonderful drinks, I am going to keep this post short leaving the reviews to Anthony. Look for those in future updates. But…

Full English B-Fast

I started my trip to Europe this morning. Well…really it was 2 mornings ago, I just have not slept yet. I flew out of JFK to London where I had an 11 hour layover before continuing on to Copenhagen. I arrived in London Heathrow Airport at 6am and flew through customs. I claimed my bag, checked in for my next flight and was ready to go back through security in under an hour. Rare for Heathrow but I am not complaining. On the non-complaining tip, I decided to make the best of my time and start the trip out right with a Full English Breakfast…

Food+Music=Social Change

Maybe the title of this post is a little bold, but I think it is fitting for what I experienced on my last day in Memphis. I decided I was going to lay off the pork and find something new to eat. Part of this decision was based in the fact that most BBQ joints are closed on Sunday. In making that decision I also realized I needed to connect deeper with Memphis’ musical heritage than I had so far. Don’t get me wrong, the bands I heard on Beale St. the last two nights were amazing. I was just yearning for a more historical perspective before I left. The diversity issue I raised in my last two posts on Memphis were still driving on me and I needed to sort that out a bit before I left…