Nov 4, 2025
In this final episode from Elk Horn, Iowa – the most Danish town in America – I visit the local cemetery, where history is literally carved in stone.
Warren Whatson, the caretaker and local historian, shares stories about the early Danish settlers and how names and traditions changed over time.
Then I meet Stan...
Nov 2, 2025
Welcome to Elk Horn, Iowa – a tiny farming town of about 650 people that calls itself Dane Country. I’m spending time with locals to find out how Danish it still is today. I stay in a Danish-style BnB, eat æbleskiver with medister sausage for breakfast, visit a real 1848 windmill brought here piece by piece from...
Nov 2, 2025
Welcome back to Elk Horn, Iowa – a small Midwestern town that became the heart of Danish America. In this episode, we hear a remarkable coincidence about the first Danes to arrive here, visit the historic Danish Windmill with manager Lisa Steen Riggs, and explore The Museum of Danish America. I also get a personal...
Oct 31, 2025
In this final episode from Saudi Arabia, I travel from the peaceful Red Sea town of Yanbu to vibrant Jeddah – and end the journey at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival near Riyadh.
Along the way, I meet generous locals at a night market, stay with a kind CouchSurfing host, and visit the world’s tallest unfinished...
Oct 28, 2025
In this episode, my travel partner Cynthia and
I explore Al Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia – where ancient
culture meets cutting-edge architecture.
We stroll through Old Town’s 1,300 mudbrick houses, chat with a
modern young Saudi woman named Dalal, and marvel
at Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored...