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Oulu Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Oulu, Finland
The journey begins
... of January the 2nd, four of us departed from Riga, Latvia to face great winter adventures at Luosto which is located in Lapland, Finland. We travelled by car (Mazda CX-7) to Tallinn to catch the ferry to Helsinki. The weather was perfect for anything, ...
Long Hitch-hiking and Camping...
August 16 So there I was in the middle of the countryside in Aapajarvi, and then I got to get in mind that I was obviously not going to get further for today, which was ok as I had the full camping equipment and the temperature was alright. And of ...
One week in Finland
I spent this first week in Finland with Steve and Judy again- just a relaxed week: Connie came, there was a baptism for Gerda, and we started getting ready for our train ...
Lähtö lähestyy uhkaavasti
Enää 2,5 viikkoa kulkurielämän alkuun! Lähdemme jälleen kerran kohti Aasiaa. Miksi taas Aasia? Miksi ei välillä jokin muu maanosa? Mielessämme kieltämättä oli muitakin paikkoja, kuten latinalainen Amerikka ja Pohjois-Afrikka, mutta ...
Up to the north in some steps
... I cant see why or I dont know if I would still. Later by the end of the afternoon we walked downtown to have a peek of Oulu and to shop some things (a black marker for me). As we were horribly hungry and looking for something we stopped by Subway and ...
At home in Mummon's home!
After my long internet update at the Spirit center and a nice campfire coffee I decided to try to find the autiotupa (free wilderness hut) or at least a shelter. One of the women at the center was so nice to copy a local map for me. Cos it is getting ...
Weather sends me South
... A girl I met in Mongolia last year. She was organising a local art festival and invited me to come over. As I was already in North Finland, you could say I was nearby. Only 800km away! Loved to meet up with her again, so, although it was getting much ...
Christmas
... the 26th we had a family get-together, a 'Byman Christmas party' at Aaron and Paula's since there were so many of us in Finland at the same time! Angie and Jouni came up from Jyvaskyyla with their kids, Lawrence & Barb and Kevin & Kelly, plus there were ...
Not such a bad day after all.
Well today we were meant to be venturing out of Oulu to Rantsila to a nature reserve place. it was a trip organised for international students so it was really cheap and there were loads of activities planned: cross country skiing, ice hole fishing, snow ...
Ikonens
I spent some time with Stiina, a cousin who stayed in Longview during a summer five years ago. We went shopping one evening, then i stayed the night there and the next day we went for a sleigh ride at her sister's house, and that evening had Steve and ...
Kalevala spirit
After the hiking on Koli and a great evening with another Dutch couple and a supurb bottle of red wine (nog bedankt!!!!) it is time to move on again. So the next morning packing and decided to ride North, as I really would like to see the reindeer. As I ...
Conan! I mean... Tarja
... watch conan, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e98PEx6baiA. you see, conan bears an uncanny resemblance to the president of finland, Tarja Halonen, who spoke at the forum. it was actually pretty cool to hear the leader of the country speak, it ...
A drive to Kuusamo
... I will go to Tromso the biggest city in the area, I will pass near anyway but I dont know yet. Then back down to Finland following the Finnish-Swedish border. To some cities there undeterminated but I will see. I also wonder if I will follow the coast or ...
Last week of vacation
I don't remember exactly what days I did things, but in the last week I went to services a few times with Steve and Judy to listen to Eric Jurmu speak, went out to dinner one evening with Eric and Maggie, went sledding one day with Stiina and her family ...
Visiting Finland
... fresh, also the cheapest meal we've had at about $6 a plate. We got back on the highway and headed toward Oulu, Finland. Oulu turned out to be a cute city comparable to Lulea, but with a nice sandy beach and recreation area. We stayed ...
Vaikutelmat eri maista
Nyt olemme jo Koti-Suomessa nauttimassa keväisestä auringonpaisteesta, pelailemassa lautapelejä ja juoksuttamassa pupujamme ulkona. Jonkinlainen loppulause pitaisi kai kuitenkin tälle blogille kirjoittaa. Ehkä se onnistuisi parhaiten niin, että ...
Let The Good Times Roll!
Oulusta lähtö koitti ja lopullinen matkareitti on vielä tuntematon. Tässä blogissa ilmoitamme reitinvarrelta jänniä tapahtumia ja mietteitä. Thö Reissu ...
A Rocky Start
Well hello everyone. Here i am in snowy Oulu. Things are going well now we're settled in our own apartment. It was a bit of a rocky start with luggage not arriving, not being able to get into our apartment, strange men in manky student halls and having to ...
Oulu finally
When I got to Oulu finally, and Judy picked me up and brought me to their place, I didn't have much energy for anything but a nap- so that's what I did for the next 6 hours! That evening Steve and Judy were having a birthday celebration for Reuben, so ...
Oulu Market
Maaret came to stay a few nights at Steve and Judy's, and on the 30th they took us downtown to see the market, and the Oulu state church. Then in the evening we went visiting at Paul and Hannah Haataja's house. Their girls had fun wearing out Maaret and ...
Scenery
I took quite a few pictures of snow and sunrises/sunsets- the sun rose around 10:30am and set at around 3:00 pm- not too many hours of daylight. But it was still quite light in the evenings because of the reflection of the snow, especially if it was ...
New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve, I went with Maaret to her roommate's parents' home and with some of her group of friends we went to watch to fireworks downtown. I stayed there the nights of the 31st and 1st with Maaret- then went back to Steve and Judy's when she ...
Kajaani, Finland
... nog een extra slaapzak gekocht, dus dat komt ook wel in orde. Ik ben nu in Kajaani, een stadje in het oosten van Finland, en overmorgen ga ik op weg naar Lapland, naar de echte wildernis, met hopelijk elanden en rendieren. Normaal begint het daar ...
Vuodenvaihde Paljakassa
Uusivuosi vietettiinkin mukavissa tunnelmissa asuntovaunussa. Janne ystävällisesti lainasi vaunua, ja meillähän siellä oli oikein mukavata. Lapsenpiika löytyi Ristijärveltä; Eeva-täti ystävällisesti tuli Pihlan kanssa että vanhemmat ...
Sukuloimassa
Janin perhe ystävällisesti majoitti kodittomat kulkijat, kiitokset siitä! Ja tulihan siinä saunattua ja päivitettyä kuulumisia ...