My Shot of the Day: Going In. Korpostrom. Finland.
It has been hotter than hell in Finland this week. I swear it is hotter in Helsinki than it was in Haiti just two weeks ago. So a nice dip in the Baltic is what everyone is the solution many…
It has been hotter than hell in Finland this week. I swear it is hotter in Helsinki than it was in Haiti just two weeks ago. So a nice dip in the Baltic is what everyone is the solution many…
Finnish boys afloat on their homemade boat. Vesijarvi. Lahti. Finland.
Sunset in Finland west of Lahti. In all the years I've spent in Finland I've never known the nights to be white. Summer sunset in Finland are more....red or pink as the fog moves throught the trees and catches the…
On the way to Korpo in Finland Archipelago National Park. The Archipelago in the Baltic Sea was created by the Ice Age. Rugged rocky islets and forested islands, separated by open sea, are characteristic to the area. The nature trails guide…
What is great travel literature for me? I explained that here in 1-5, so lets jump right in. 6. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. Robert Louis Stevenson I agree with Junius Maltby (The Pastures of Heaven), Travels with…
Author’s note: One doesn’t tend to think of Finland and Sweden as a hot-bed of multiculturalism. Think again. The culture of the Fenno-Swedish border is a fascinating mix of peoples that came from all over the region. In Part I,…
Author’s note: One doesn’t tend to think of Finland and Sweden as a hot-bed of multiculturalism. Think again. The culture of the Fenno-Swedish border is a fascinating mix of peoples that came from all over the region. In Part…
I came to Juorkuna before the day was hot. Veikko arrived at the same time and sat in his Lada smoking a cigarette. There was a store at Juorkuna. A square, yellow building with a sloping roof and newspapers in…