Best Western Hotel Seaport Turku

Hello.

Blimey what a day yesterday was.

We were up and out a decent time, all packed up and dressed for the game (packed lunch, flags, cameras, sweets, everything you need for a long coach journey). Off we went to visit the Olympic tower for a lofty look at the city and a stroll through the parks round by the lakes next to the stadium, before heading up to the Holiday Inn for 3.30pm to meet with the gang and travel up to the match (which could ...

Matkustus tapahtuu aina itsekkäistä syistä. Niin tälläkin kertaa. Nyt lähdetään juhlimaan Memmun kolmekymppisiä Ilarin ja Memmun tyyliin. Rinkan, passin ja hammasharjan lisäksi varustelistalla :

2 x Housut
2 x Alushousut
2 x Sukat
2 x T-Paita
1 x Huppari
1 x Puolen metrin rauta kettinki

Eiköhän näillä pärjätä...

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~Lao Tzu

Caught the train from Helsinki to Turku which only took about two hours. They have very nice trains. Easy city to navigate. I'm going to check out the harbour and book a spot on one of the ferries heading for ALands. Unfortunately I can't go today because the ferries only depart at 0815 and 2015. So I'm staying in Turku today which is fine because I forgot that I wanted to see the castle. Now I'm just waiting for the hostel to open so I can drop my bag off. It's getting lighter every day.

The room is up by 8:30. Early for backpackers. I have coffee (instant – far from ideal), strawberries and bread/cheese that I had brought from Helsinki. OK for breakfast. For the morning, I hang around with a guy from South Korea who speaks limited English. It is his first trip internationally. I give him advice. I later take off for Naantali, a laid-back beach resort about 20 minutes away. Most people who go there are going to a mini-Disney theme ...

... my sauna so the heat was dry & I did not sweat. When I came out & showered & looked in the mirror, the top half of my body was bright red, so were my knees & a couple of inches on either side. Oddly my thighs and calves were still white. I went out to try the pool & I don't care if they say that was 23 degrees, it felt a lot colder than that. David was not out yet, and I thought that if I made it into the pool I wouldn't still be there when he came out. David had ...

... t get a discount there because it only applied to certain meals & we hadn't known to order them, but nevertheless it was a fun & friendly place, most unusual & the food was good. We hobbled back to our room to collapse - and that's where this letter started. This is our first place of 2 nights in the same hotel, so hopefully tomorrow can be a little easier. I have very much enjoyed all the things we've done today, but it has been exhausting. This is one of ...

I found Travel Pod after my trip to Northern Europe, but I thought I would just write here so that people know they can ask me if they have any questions about Finland. I studied in Turku Finland for a semester at Abo Akademi University. I lived 4km from the school and town, and the public transportation is what I used, it was not bad at all. I also had a few travels from Finland, that I will post in other blogs. Have fun on your travels and be sure to check in!

Приех 72;ли в Турку на автоб 91;се. Краси 74;ый порто 74;ый город с центр 72;льной улице 81;, кр ...

... juuri maittavan päivällisen nautittuani (porsasta, perunamuusia, katkarapusalaattia) hyvin mukavassa tuolissa, lentosukat jalassa ja läppäri sylissä lentokoneen takaosassa, edessä noin 9 tunnin lentomatka kohti Hong Kongia. Hong Kongin jälkeen matka jatkuu kolmen tunnin välipysähdyksen jälkeen kohti Sydneytä, se on sitten taas uusi 10 tuntia, mutta siitä kirjoitan vasta huomenna tai ylihuomenna ensimmäisen Sydney-päivän yhteydessä.

This part of the world is like nothing else in the world, it make you feel like you are at the top of the world. The air is so clean and the sky is so clear. The ferry ride was an overnight ferry and we had a cabin to sleep in. We woke up to the ferry pulling into Turku and it was so neat so see all these ...