Seeing the Northern Lights is a major bucket list item for so many and I am no exception. I took my first solo international vacation to visit Sweden at the end December 2019/beginning of January 2020 with the intent of hopefully seeing the Northern Lights for myself. I was super interested in taking pictures of the Northern Lights but I did not own a DSLR camera. This made one of my main questions before planning this trip: can you capture…
Have you been considering going to see the Northern Lights in December? The Northern Lights are on so many people’s bucket list and I was no exception. I decided to visit Sweden at the end December 2019/beginning of January 2020 with the intent of hopefully seeing the northern lights. Although I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT, an important thing for me was creating a packing list for viewing the Northern Lights in December. In Utah, most of my…
I decided to visit Sweden at the end December 2019/beginning of January 2020 with the intent of hopefully seeing the northern lights. Although I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT, an important thing for me was creating a packing list for viewing the northern lights in December. In Utah, most of my time outside in the winter is spent constantly moving – skiing, hiking, etc. This trip to Sweden would be different as I was going to be viewing…
As much as I love traveling, I had never gone on an international solo vacation before. However, because my company closes the week between Christmas and New Years most years and because Austin is a busy surgery resident who is unable to take any time off during that week, I took my first solo international vacation to visit Sweden at the end December 2019/beginning of January 2020. My intent was to hopefully see the northern lights. In this post I…
At the end of December 2019/beginning of January 2020, I took my first solo international vacation to visit Sweden with the intent of hopefully seeing the Northern Lights. Although I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT, one of the most important questions for me before this trip was What to wear for Northern Lights viewing. In Utah, most of my time outside in the winter is spent constantly moving – skiing, hiking, etc. This trip to Sweden would be…
If you are planning a trip to Puerto Rico, you might have some questions to help prepare for your trip. Here is a list of the top questions when planning a trip to Puerto Rico. Planning a trip to Puerto Rico 1. Do you need a passport when traveling to Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico is a territory of the US. Therefore, if you are a US citizen, the answer is no. The fact that you do not need a passport…
Thinking about visiting Puerto Rico? Undoubtedly, one of the biggest questions on your mind is likely “has Puerto Rico recovered from the hurricane?” as was mine before I visited in December 2019. The whole idea of answering has Puerto Rico recovered from the hurricane is a loaded question. Where we stayed in Condado Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, you likely would say “what hurricane?!”. There is virtually no evidence of Hurricane Maria in the touristy areas in San Juan and…
I visited La Concha on vacation in December 2019. This trip was purely for relaxation with my friend, Amanda, from pharmacy school. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Puerto Rico. During my trip, I stayed at the Renaissance La Concha hotel in Condado. After this six-night stay, I wanted to provide a La Concha Puerto Rico review. Pro tip: I stayed at the La Concha Renaissance Hotel on hotel points. To find out how to do this yourself, take a…
When I told people I was going to Puerto Rico, everyone said “Go to El Yunque!” . And the rainforest was absolutely as amazing as I hoped it would be! For those of you who have never hiked in the rainforest, here is my guide on how to hike in the rainforest. Rainforest hiking tips: 1- You will get muddy. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Darker clothes tend to work better than lighter as it won’t matter as…
While we were able to include some pictures on our Christmas cards, we didn’t save much room to tell you about what we have been up to this year (or last year for that matter since we didn’t send out cards – oops!) So – just what has been going on around here lately? Austin Austin is now in his 4th clinical year of residency/5th total year at the University of Utah. He is in the general surgery residency program….