travel beyond the obvious
Finland’s Åland Islands aren’t on most travelers’ summer holiday short-list. But if an Åland Island holiday isn’t on your list yet, maybe it’s time you discover these magical islands. (Of course, if it IS on Read More …
While it still seems rather far away, summer is coming. I’m sure it is. But, while I wait, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where I wish I were going this summer. The Read More …
I never finished editing my pictures from my visit to Finland in 2010 and now the cousins I visited then are coming to visit me. Their upcoming visit has served as good motivation to get Read More …
All my life I have heard my father talk about his time in the army when he was stationed in Berlin. It is a place I have always wanted to visit with him and I Read More …
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Previous post: A Glimpse of the Finnish Countryside We really have seen nothing of Helsinki on this trip (no time), which makes me a little sad because I have found memories of the city from Read More …
Previous post: It is sad to have to say good-bye already. In this short time I’ve grown very fond of these new-found cousins and would have very much liked to have stayed longer. But we Read More …
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Previous post: For lunch my cousins take us to a lakeside restaurant. It seems a very long way from anywhere and it is very quiet today. However, the food is excellent and they assure us Read More …
So the web can only tell you so much. The train from Helsinki will deposit us at the station in Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish) where my cousin Guy will pick us up. Lonely Planet Read More …