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Despite quite quick and cheap flights to Japan it took several years before I gathered courage to visit the exotic country. Culture chock, expensive travel and complicated travel arrangements discouraged me too long, but nothing of this seemed to be a problem in the end. It was easy to eat local food and plenty for …
A substantial part of your travel experience is of course local food. Some travelers are looking for the cheapest possible food costs, so here is my advice to restaurants that look for those travelers: keep your prices low and advertise in budget hostels. Likewise to those who focus on wealthy tourists looking for gourmet experiences: …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Part of this article is based on a Balkan roundtrip in April, but some parts are from other trips in the region. Since Balkan is homogenous and still extremely diverse, I decided upon this common article as well. In April, there are less tourists but with luck can be as warm as in summer. In …
Your dessert experiences during travels are rarely highlighted, but here is an article about my top sweet-tooth picks from around the world. I would also like to emphasize that usually the natural flavors are the best you can get, for example a very juicy fresh fruit in the Far East, or the pressed juice of …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
If Norway would not be one of the most expensive countries in the world, it would certainly be one of the most visited ones. It is after all one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Maybe it plays an importance that it rains a lot by the Atlantic coast and that the best …
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Did I tell you before that Croatia is my favourite country for tourism? After spending the whole month of April in the country, I re-confirm the statement. This time I, and partly we, sent the time in an apartment on the island of Ciovo, just south of Trogir, and close to Split. The apartment had …
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My trip to Macedonia was part of a more extensive Balkan trip in April and I was indeed inspired to write a separate article about this lesser known ex-Yugoslav republic. My in-flight was to the capital Skopje, and from there you may catch one of the frequent buses to Ohrid. You will be treated with …
Albania, Europe, food, Macedonia, travel, travel experiences
First the good news: the best airport in the world is in my opinion Singapore Changi. Everything just seems to work: tidiness, services, promptness, information as well as inexpensive and quick public transport to the city center. The best airlines are probably Asian as well: nice food, good legroom, nice entertainment, good connecting flights, and …
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New Zealand is considered to be one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and yes, there are extraordinary spots to be explored there. But are they unique sceneries and are they worth travelling halfway around the world to be seen? Normally I would say yes, but comparing the pros and the cons, I …
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My Australian visit was to Sydney and its surroundings only and it is obvious that there are many other types of climate and other sceneries than on the east coast. Australians seemed relaxed and it felt as everything is possible in that country and with a friendly smile as well. Sydney is a big city …
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Thailand has quickly risen to one of favourite winter destinations for Finns and there are lots of reasons for it. The country is warm, relatively safe, affordable and the service is friendly. It is incomprehensible how a whole nation is able to smile credibly to all of us, who arrive there with all our needs …
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Before I have written about northern Spain, Catalonia and the Basque country – now it is time for Madrid, and everything that is found south of the capital, such as Andalusia. Most travelers go to Costa Blanca or Costa del Sol, but as soon as you go to the inlands, you are in the authentic …
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It is true that it feels exotic to travel by the Orient Express through the land of vampires, Transsylvania. It is also true that there is something dark and sinister about the forest-covered Carpathians although the mountains do not look as dramatic as the Alps. But if you consider the Romanian countryside poor only because …
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Addition on May 1st 2022 to the article originally published on August 26th 2013: The intention of this article is not to promote tourism to a country that brutally attacks its neighbour. Those parts of Carelia that Finland had to give to the Soviet Union after the second World War have become popular travel destinations …
