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Újra hazafelé / Flying home again
Koreai öcsim és közös barátunk alvás nélkül, reggeli nélkül hajnalban kelt, hogy kikísérjen a reptérre. Ott ettünk még utoljára egy közös reggelit... Köszönöm, fiúk! Nagyon fogtok otthon hiányozni!! ...
Our final week
... have been able to help and encourage, He gives us little glimpses through the joy and appreciation of others, leaving us overwhelmingly grateful...and perfectly humbled by his beautiful, beautiful grace. Finland has certainly stolen a piece of our hearts. ...
Jyvaskyla
Today we went to Jyvaskyla (which we named J-town for simplicity). That really is about all there is to report as it was a long day of driving along straight, tree lined roads. Highlights include watching Team America on the bus, and kicking a soccer ...
Joensuu
retreating into a refruge to relax my mind and body. there was too much pressure inside me. i went to moscow in order to fly to beijing: i couldn't do it. nervous break-down. now i just take it easy and wait for my stable mind to return. ...
From Tallin to Helsinki by boat
Tallin. What a wonderful place. Photos will follow later :-). You can just stay there for one or two days and chill. The hostel was like a home :-). From Tallin on to Helsinki on a Finnish ferry boat. ...
Back to Joensuu
Back to real Finland :-). City of Joensuu ------------------------------------------------------- NEED HIGH QUALITY PHOTOS? ...
Hitchhiker's log, part 1
During my last day in Inari, almost everyone I met was asking me if I had seen the bears, and upon some questioning, told me there were supposed to be some aggressive brown bears (because they had cubs) in the outskirts of the town. A good time to leave, ...
Out of luck
It turns out I was completely wrong, after staying on the roadside for about five hours and four hundred cars, the traffic eventually came to a halt. Then I decided to look for a hotel to spend the night, but it was too late - they had all closed fifteen ...
Hitchhiker's log, part 5
This part was easy, on the 27th minute the 15th car stopped, a Russian guy who didn't speak English and was going to Sodankylä, more than 100 kilometers away and the largest town so far. It is close to Rovaniemi too, so the hard times should be over ...
Pappadaduda pa duda dapa
Ihan mahtava biisi! :) Meinasin ladata kyseisen videon tänne nähtäväksi, mutta pienen surffailun jälkeen selvis ettei TravelPod ainakaan toistaseksi tue Youtube-videoita joten klikkaileppa linkistä ja näet videon... :) Tämähän selittää ...
Sail Away
... decided that they wanted to stay over in Estonia and do a little more sightseeing, I however wanted to head over the Baltic Sea to Finland and do some exploring on my own before we headed on up to Lapland. *** Note: I will steal a diary off one of the ...
Your Sweet 666
... cleverly folded menu’s and everything in between. Whatever! Helsinki is celebrating its 200 years anniversary in 2012, but the country of Finland is only 95 years old. Long story short, Finland was a grand duchy of Russia for awhile and only gained ...
Food Circle
Slowly, slowly the people gather. Great cauldrons of food are hauled over by men walking as quickly as they can before their hands stretch out of their arms. Eventually a circle forms. People hold hands and someone begins to sing. It could be any ...
Heaven-sinki
Nunca 80km de distância foram tão agudamente diferentes. Cheguei em Helsinki na tarde do dia 04 e já começamos a sentir as diferenças entre a capital da Finlândia e SPb desde o primeiro segundo. Após 50 minutos de vôo a temperatura caiu de 40ºC ...
The Hard Life...to be sure!?
... such amazing ventures in their own way. Our time here has been filled with so many incredible opportunities to see and experience Finland amidst making ourselves available to help in whatever ways we can... Second day in we were invited to join the DTS ...
Crossing the Road, Finnish Style
Helsinki reflects the character of its residents: it is clean, modest, subtle, unassuming, stylish and organised. Litter and graffiti are rare, the main cathedral is tasteful and simple compared with the gaudy overkill of ...
Down by the Lake Superior
The road from Yellowstone to Duluth is long! Long with lots of delays. We thought it would be a 17 hour drive and maybe it was, but it seems to drag on and on. There is lots of road work going on, seems like they must work on the roads quickly in the ...
Hitching from Helsinki
The funny thing was that I didn't really care or even mind about the wallet that much. I knew that I wouldn’t need money once I arrived and now would be in for the authentic experience all the way. I also knew that I could not be in better company. ...
Ranua Zoo
... arrived back into town, we picked up some food from the supermarket, and went back to our room for dinner. It was our last night Finland, and the last night we are going to have for a while with a TV showing English programs, so we took full advantage of ...
Happened so far & plan...
Jeba jee! Eli TJ reissuun taitaa olla tänään aika tarkalleen 16 vrk. NNNNNice! Käydäänpä läpi hiukan tähän mennessä tapahtunutta. Lennot varattiin ja ostettiin kesäkuun alussa, meno HEL-JFK ja paluu SFO-HEL, aika sopuhintaan 630 ...
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 ...
Kaikki kiva loppuu aikanaan
Kotona ollaan ja olo on aika outo. Valtteri vielä on aika innoissaankin pärrästä ym. mutta minulla ottaa aika koville. Pirun kylmä, kämppä pommin jäljiltä, ihan pari tavaraa pitäisi purkaa ja laittaa paikalleen jne. Hullun kylmä ja kolee, kun ...
Lapland - Snow Shoe Excursion
Lapland - Snow Shoe Excursion A marvelous day with the snow covered landscape glistening in the sun and under blue skies. It was not that cold either. Only -8°C. A simple breakfast (toast, jam, cheese, sausage, yoghurts, tea, juices) was served ...
Lapland - First Husky dog excursion
Lapland - First Husky dog excursion The excursion with the husky dogs was to start at 9.30 a.m. just a hundred yards from our log cabin. We were there on time. Our tour consisted of a trained guide and four guests. Each guest was to receive four ...
Lapland - Cross-country Skiing
Lapland - Cross-country Skiing It had started snowing heavily during the night and by the morning, at least five cms of snow had fallen. The other guests of the lodge decided to go for another husky ride, but we wanted to go skiing ...
Culture Shock! "Don't Smile Back - Be Russian"
... and for how long, and that was it. Even the landscape seemed apathetic towards the border crossing, and for a long time, Finland looked an awful lot like Russia, except with Scandinavian style houses and no Ladas parked out front. I ...
Taking it easy...
Al contrario di Cracovia, la citta' non mi e' piaciuta particolarmente, anche se devo ammettere di non aver visto molto (dopo due settimane di viaggio ci voleva un po' di relax), pero' qui mi sono trovata ancora meglio!! Il ragazzo che mi ha ospitata ...
Hitchhiker's log, part 4
A little bit harder this time, but on the 60th minute, the 45th car stopped and... it was the same people from last ride! This time going 10 kilometers further south... A really funny ...
This Place is Kinda Like Home
... you sit at their table already filled with assortments of cakes and biscuits. I don’t drink coffee (which is very popular in Finland) but I have learnt to drink tea. We were only staying a short while.. but a short while turned into a long while ...
Old Helsinki, Go Karting, and Reindeer Pizza
It was nowhere near as cold today as it has been for the last few but that doesn't mean I'm anywhere near warm! The day started out with a now customary breakfast... I may well find myself continuing to eat breakfast when I return home, we'll see! ...