New Year’s Day on AmaMagna
Everything had a bit of a delayed start on New Year’s Day, but I was up, as usual. I had my early breakfast, did a bit at the gym, walked...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jan 2, 20202 min
Linz, Salzburg, & NYE on AmaMagna
This marks the time in a trip when I don’t really have time to write, but I will share more pictures and give a few highlights. On Dec...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jan 1, 20202 min
AmaMagna Day 2: Vilshofen-Passau
As much as I hate to admit it, I left home feeling slightly under the weather. I was dealing with lots of congestion and a slight fever,...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Dec 30, 20193 min
AmaMagna Day 1
As one would expect from a German train, it arrived right on time in Vilshoven—11:24 am. I walked through the lovely town down to the...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Dec 29, 20194 min
AmaMagna Journey Days 1/2
After sleeping for almost 11 hours (unheard of), I woke up at almost 8am took a quick shower, quickly threw my things in my suitcase, and...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Sep 13, 20193 min
UPDATE Sing at Sea 2020: Singing & Wellness Cruise
I am a travel advisor and voice teacher with almost 20 years of teaching experience (bio at the end of this post), so I am combining my...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Sep 13, 20193 min
Intentional Work in Music & Travel
You might say that I have entered the “gig economy” in my own way. I am a freelance voice teacher, singer, and travel advisor. I love all...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 20, 20189 min
Blue Hill at Stone Barns!
Sometimes an experience is so monumental that a picture being worth a thousand words is still inadequate. An attempt to capture the...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 26, 20172 min
Day 12: Just look at the pretty pictures
This is the time late in my trip that I don’t feel like writing about every detail, and you might not feel like reading them either. 🙂...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 26, 20172 min
Day 11: Hamburg to Amsterdam
Today I woke up around 6am and got ready to leave for my 9:45 train from the Hamburg Hauptbanhof to Amsterdam Centraal. Re-packing my...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 23, 20177 min
Day 9: Hamburg & Elbphilharmonie Ticket!
The view directly off my balcony. When the sun rises around 5 am, it’s hard for me to sleep much longer. When it sets around 10 pm, it’s...
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Jonathan Pilkington
Jun 22, 20172 min
Day 8: Sea Day!
Again, I slept pretty well, although I woke up a few times. This time, though, I slept until 7:30, which was 8:30 since we crossed a time...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 15, 20157 min
Ascension Day, Mathallen, and Wendelboe
So breakfast today was yogurt, more blueberries, and a muesli bar that I took from dinner the night before. It was good mixed in with the...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 14, 20158 min
Copenhagen/København, Torvehallerne, & Alpha Waves
Well, I seem to be on a alternation of sleep patterns. I think the constant rocking of the ship lulled me to sleep rather than keeping me...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 12, 20157 min
Grieg, Sashimi, and more snow
I think the bed at Anne’s is actually a sofa bed, but I slept until 7:30, thank the Lord!! Perhaps that’s because it was rainy and dark?...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 10, 20154 min
Oslo-Myrdal-Flåm
I’m now on the train en route to Flåm. We’re approaching Ustaoset, and this place is a winter wonderland! The ground is covered with...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 9, 20153 min
Light Roast Coffee, St. Olav, and La Traviata
The sun rises at just before 5:00 AM, so I was happy to have slept until 6:30 yesterday. I got up and fixed my spinach and eggs, and ate...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 8, 20152 min
There are gypsies in Oslo!
Once again, I was in the front of the plane (aisle seat on the 1st row), because I paid a little extra for extra leg room. A guy asked if...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 7, 20155 min
Skyr and Bill Clinton
My first stop after leaving the house was Prikið. I was told to go there for breakfast and/or coffee. I already had my skyr, etc, so I...
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Jonathan Pilkington
May 6, 20151 min
Shades of Reyjkavik
Dinner took about 2 hours. That was a lot of food to eat! At 8:30 PM, it looked like it was about 3:30 in the afternoon, so I roamed...
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