Finland, travel, food, sailing and everything in between
I’ve been missing writing my Weekly Favourites posts so I think it’s time to try again. The last time I wrote was in September 2017! I might not be able to write every week but let’s see how it goes. The past week has been very eventful as my daughter and I visited Gdansk. There […]
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Here’s my entry for Thursday Doors! These doors are from Tampere and a lovely area there called Pispala.
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Once upon a time, a family from Finland decided to brave the long journey to Florida for a holiday filled with fun and sun. Unfortunately, American Airlines forgot all their luggage in Paris and thus, the family found themselves in a beautiful boutique hotel in Fort Lauderdale without as much as a toothbrush to their […]
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On a recent trip to Tallinn, I once again managed to find doors I hadn’t noticed before.
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Today I’m going to take you on a walk around the Pispala area in Tampere. Tampere is around a two hour drive from Helsinki. It is located between two lakes – Pyhäjärvi and Näsijärvi. Pispala is a unique residential area there where both visitors and locals love to go on walks and admire the quirky […]
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Right now my garden is slowly revealing itself after the winter. We had so much snow that there’s still a huge pile hiding some of the plants. Nothing is blooming yet. Therefore, to find greenery, one needs to go to a botanical garden.
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Wouldn’t you love to sit on this comfy looking sofa and admire the view? Mind you, it was quite chilly but I can imagine that this terrace is the place to be in summer. However, instead of sitting down, I decided to take some selfies to the amusement of the lady on the sofa. But […]
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Strolling through my photos, I came upon these shots from Vienna. I was there in the summer of 2010 for a quick visit on my way to Gyor in Hungary.
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Tartu is a great place for a culinary adventure. No wonder there’s a Tasty Tartu festival happening there – next time in August this year. Here are some recommendations for your visit!
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Tartu is an university town located in Estonia. It is the second largest city in the country. You can reach Tartu by air or road. We took our car with us on the ferry from Helsinki and then drove 2 h 30 min from Tallinn to Tartu. Unfortunately we only had one night in Tartu […]
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