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What to do in Finland

Posted by olesja

... of colours ranging from red to yellow to green. The weather is crisp but not freezing and all the mosqitoes are probably gone already. - Visit Eastern-Finland with all its thousand lakes. Rent a car to drive around and walk once in a while.

Text-toilets in Finland

Posted by starlagurl

... as well. It's supposed to crack down on vandalism, and I'm sure it would work too. Authorities in Finland have cracked the secret to preventing vandalism in public toilets. Last month, the Finish Road Administration authorities put into place ...

Holiday in Finland.

Posted by jinalshah

I booked a trip for a family vacation to Finland through Cox and Kings and was quite pleased with their service. Other than a few minor, unavoidable mishaps, the trip went as planned and was organized well enough. I will definitely come back to C&K ...

What to do in Finland

Posted by olesja

... continue iot for the whole day, just having a barbeque in your swimsuit when hungry and then going right back to sauna/swim. In Finland most apartments have their own sauna and even if the apartment has no sauna, then there is a house sauna, whish all ...

What to see in Helsinki and around?

Posted by pepbitto

Does someone advice if the eastern region of the Finland is worth visiting? If so which part?

Backpacking Europe

Posted by wakingdream

... , Floreffe, Belgium July 30-August 1-this one seems very cool! Ankkarock, Greater Jelsinki area- August (tons of different bands) Sziget Festival, Budapest-August 12 Koneisto-festival, Finland-August (electronic) Pukkelpop, Belgium-August 14

Help me decide my next destination!

Posted by durnadupa

... trip that included Finland and Estonia, I can tell you that this is a good idea. However, you must realize that Finland is outrageously expensive...especially compared to some of your other destination ideas. And frankly, I found Estonia more welcoming ...

Again Lenin...

Posted by littlekate

... of the Soviet period devoted to the historical event. Late in the evening on April 3, 1917 Lenin arrived from emigration to the Finland Railway station, where he was greeted by thousands of workers, soldiers and navals. Raised on top of the armored car he ...

St. Petersburg

Posted by rosey1946

... ;Black days" in winter, when it gets light at 10 a.m. and dark at 5 p.m., and I wonder if they find it romantic in Finland, which is some 500 km to the north from us and must have the same phenomena, even brighter. Time: we have Moscow time that ...

My Eurotrip

Posted by sarahindenmark

... that most scandinavian countries are similar in their taxing of 20-25% on pretty much everything. the one exception may be finland. however, with any of these countries, the farther north=exponentially higher living prices as they have to import more and ...

New at TravelPod

Posted by pietari

... yesterday. I really like this page and I am looking forward to all the time I'll be spending here! I am from Finland and I have been studying tourism in university since january 2006. I have a double-degree from England and Finland, or will have ...

St. Petersburg

Posted by littlekate

... ;Black days" in winter, when it gets light at 10 a.m. and dark at 5 p.m., and I wonder if they find it romantic in Finland, which is some 500 km to the north from us and must have the same phenomena, even brighter. Time: we have Moscow time that ...

Why do you travel?

Posted by adri204

... and one young lady from Finland. I am from Alaska and the two young men supplied Israli tea, the young lady supplied scones from Finland and I had some Alaskan Jam. We sat thier chating and had International Tea, Scones and Jam. I would not trade that for ...

What Country Are You?

Posted by uktokyoite

... are fading quickly and these days you're pretty sure you won't get burned. Star power! Country quiz II I'm Finland QUOTE You're Finland! Refined, sophisticated, and yet sometimes suicidal, you are widely admired. You' ...

Christmas Is. - Useful information for Visitors

Posted by dreamybd

Posted on Dec 11, 2011, 12:24:54

... . The nearby grotto marks the spot where it is believed Jesus was born, helping travelers recall the reason for the season. 2.Lapland, Finland Known as home to a certain Jolly Old Elf, this village is an arctic oasis for those in search of a postcard- ...

Visiting Cyprus: Local Tourism

Posted by greekcypriot

Posted on Nov 28, 2011, 02:12:50

If you are planning a trip to Cyprus and you come from Finland, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom or the United States, you have the opportunity to go directly to the Cyprus Tourism Offices in your country and ask for maps, brchures, ...

travel by boat from Karlstad to Jyvaskyla - Karlstad travel question

Posted by braveyesha

I'm traveling to Karlstad, and wants to take a boat from Karlstad to Jyvaskyla in Finland. Are there any boats available between 2 countries?

trip book information

Posted by sirpa

I want to order a trip book of my travel blog, it is a wonderful idea, but I can not find details about it. Do You deliver it to Finland? What are the costs of delivery? What payment methods are possible?

What's the coldest you've ever felt?

Posted by sirpa

In Finland we have some cold winters every now and then. My husband was doing his compulsory military service, and had a 2 weeks training camp in Lapland. It was -43 C at worst. They slept in tents. Fire was not always allowed, because "the enemy" ...

What's the hottest you've ever felt?

Posted by sirpa

For me, 30-45 Celsius degrees are all the same. I grew up in Finland, where 24 is hot. I think I felt hottest when I was working on archaeological excavations in Galilee, Israel, in August 2005. It was 44 in shade and we were working very hard under the ...

Tips for Budget Holidays by an InterRail Pass

Posted by greekcypriot

... an economical way of spending the night. A disadvantage is that camp sites are usually not near train stations. In Norway, Finland and Sweden even wild camping is permitted if you keep certain rules in mind. COUCH SURFING A relatively new phenomenon is ...

scandinavia

Posted by wisconsin_fan81

... from Raleigh,NC to Copenhagen, Denmark, and from there we are taking a capitals tour to Oslo, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland. Then we are going to Talinn, Estonia for a few days,followed possibly by a day in Russia. I have two questions ...

The TravelPod New Zealand Starter Kit!

Posted by handr1030

... Andorra - Argentina - Austria - Bahrain - Belguim - Brazil - Brunei - Canada - Chile - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia* - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hong Kong** - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Korea (South) - ...

Driving into Vienam

Posted by klf1307

... help.... A friend and me are driving from the UK to Australia next year. Our route is through Europe, crossing into Russia from Finland, then into China. Our plan is then to drive into Vietnam to tour south east asia before driving down to East Timor and ...

Plastic Surgery for Air Miles

Posted by manzara

First it was free flights, hotel rooms and magazine subscriptions. Now, Finnair, Finland's biggest airline, has a new idea for attracting frequent flyers: free plastic surgery in exchange for air miles. Whatever next?

World's Oddest Airport Lounges

Posted by will

Wow. They also have the best advertising campaign of the major airlines as well. Pity I have no immediate plans to visit Finland though!

Help me decide my next destination!

Posted by wisconsin_fan81

Finland and Estonia....that one's on my radar too.

Help me decide my next destination!

Posted by sarah820w

2. Finland w/ excursions to Estonia I have heard that area is amazing. But I have never been myself.

Branding the USA

Posted by mmbcross

... are exempt for requiring a visa, the so called visa waiver countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, ...

Estonia Starter Kit

Posted by nipitiri

... by the Baltic Sea, Latvia, and Russia. It has numerous lakes and forests and many rivers, most draining northward into the Gulf of Finland or eastward into Lake Peipus, its largest lake. Along Estonia's Baltic coast are more than 800 islands, of which ...

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