Eric Frey the Travel Guy

There are a lot of wonderful places to visit in the world, and there are some amazing cities in every country. For this blog post I decided to highlight some of the cities and towns that have left a lasting impression for me for one reason or another. These are all pla...

Hold the snarky remarks, yes San Gimignano is no hidden treasure of Italy, but I do find that this wonderful medieval tower city finds itself left off of many tourist itineraries while visiting Italy. Why? Maybe because it does not fit on their said itinerary compared...

Tucked away in the southern portions of Switzerland and the Swiss Alps lies a town thats beauty and closeness to nature is unmatched. The amazing city I am talking about is Zermatt, which is located in southern Switzerland, near the northern Italian border. 

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While traveling the world whether it be in the United States or abroad, there are certain sights and characteristics of a country or region that I always have a fascination for wanting to see, experience, or try. Examples of these sights and characteristics  include fa...

Italy is a country known for it's amazing cuisine, stunning coastlines, great art, culture history, and much much more. Aside from these great aspects, Italy was home to some of the more memorable hikes I have done. One of these said hikes is the Sentiero Azzurro or th...

Of the many places I have traveled to so far in my life, there are always special places that I will always remember more than others.  There are many different reasons for these special places such as the people I traveled with to that location, a fun memory, beautifu...

In late May 2018, I was wondering on the grassy cliffs of Kalsoy Island, located in the Faroe Islands. It was cold, windy, and fog was rolling in from the cold arctic (basically) ocean waters.  Aside from myself, there was only a younger German couple exploring the cli...

 It was early on a Tuesday morning, and it was one of my last days in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are a ancient volcanic archipelago in the northern portion of the Atlantic Ocean. While they were volcanic, there is no more volcanic activity on these islands. I...

As I sit here on a gloomy, never ending rainy evening in the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway, the thought crossed my mind of traveling and why people often wait until retirement or their 'golden years' to set out for world travel?

The conversation topic briefly came...

Lake superior, known as the biggest lake on the continent of North America, and second biggest lake in the world. This massive source of freshwater sits between southern Canada and northern United States.  The Ojibwe Native American tribe that lived in this region prio...