…and boy am I tired (but in a good way). So tired in fact, that it’s taken me all of October to recover (and to unpack, and to run errands, and to get organized), and to write this post.

Several months ago, before we had even planned our Summer of Jazz II  Tour in July (I know, I’ll cover that in another post), we decided to plan a Scandinavian (+Helsinki) Tour. Actually, we were going to try to hitch a ride with a tour company in the area, but we couldn’t make their days work with our schedule, and we wanted more time on the ground than on the water. So, Mike decided to plan the trip…alone. That’s not so unusual. He plans all our trips. But this trip had a lot of moving parts…7 different flights, 4 different countries and cities (4 Hard Rock Cafes), 2 tour guides, and an itinerary (yes, he even printed out an itinerary). Continue reading →