As the season was practically over after I visited Boston in April 2022 as part of my Weird Al Yankovic Tour Kick-Off trip in April 2022, I decided to delay my review of TD Garden, home of the NHL ice…
Millerntor Stadium Tour – Home of the FC St. Pauli
There are two major soccer clubs in Hamburg – and they are so different. If you look at their national and international merch sales, the in fact (economically) smaller FC St. Pauli is more successful out of Greater Hamburg. There…
Visiting the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Sites in 2022
Even though I haven’t been overwhelmingly optimistic about success on the sports side of the Indian tennis team at the Davis Cup in Lillehammer in September 2022, I was really looking forward to my trip to Norway. One key reason…
Sunderland Empire Theatre Guided Tour with Rock of Ages Stage
I typically miss when theaters offer tours during the time I have a booking for my favorite musical, Rock of Ages. Thus, I was even more flattered to be able to be on stage at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland,…
A St. Louis Blues Match at Enterprise Center
The last match of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022 – being at the St. Louis Blues in their Enterprise Center was definitely special. This Day 8 of my trip was the very first time I visited St. Louis…
Visiting Storhamar Hockey at CC Amfi (Hamar, Norway)
CC Amfi is an ice hockey arena in Hamar, Innlandet, Norway. Sports fans know it as Hamar Olympic Amfitheatre. During the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games, the 7,500 people arena hosted short track (speed skating) as well as figure skating…
Ryman Auditorium Self-Guided Tour
Even though there is the new Grand Ole Opry building (which I, for example, visited on 18 March 2022), the Ryman Auditorium is without a doubt the most classic and magical concert venue in Nashville. Music City hosts so many…
IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships 2022 at Helsinki Ice Hall
In mid May 2022, my wife and I went to Helsinki for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships. The organizers were quite heavily hit by the Russian attack on the Ukraine as they had to change the Helsinki venue some…