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For many it is probably a sin to claim that you have visited Cambodia if you have spent just a day there. I know people who have been in Angkor Wat only for a whole week and I spent just a day. But beware that many Finns travel for example to Tallinn for just a …
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My Jordan experience is based on an organized day-trip from Eilat and if I say that the trip was the highlight of my Israel-Jordan- tour, it might describe as much about Israel as it does about Jordan. It would be interesting to spend more time in Jordan. After time-consuming border formalities the tourist bus drove …
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My first trip outside Scandinavia was to Cyprus, when the whole high school class went to Ayia Napa to celebrate the end of the exams. After that trip I have not returned to Cyprus so I do not know whether the island would impress me now or not, but back then everything was new and …
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In the early 90s I had a summer job at the Polish Army Museum, Muzeum Wojska Polskiego and I got acquainted with Poland during that summer. I stayed in Warsaw, which was a grey concrete city with one beautiful green area, the Lazienki Park. My trips to other parts of Poland contained more beautiful cities …
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It is my joy to write about my favorite country! It is difficult to say clearly what makes Croatia better than the other countries, but it is easy to give examples. What about authentic, sunny islands in clear-blue Adriatic sea, the irresistible Dubrovnik, delicious food, low price level, the light reflected from white cliffs, the …
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Malaysia is one of those Asian countries, where the tourist is astonished by how islam can be the main religion elsewhere than in the Middle East. We did not wake up to the call of the minarets in the same way as in the Middle East, but you are able to see lots of mosques …
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London was one of my first foreign travel destinations and I had made a long list in advance of everything I wanted to see and experience in the city. The week was filled with events and thanks to the effective tube I did not have to waste a lot of time for transportation to the …
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Spain is a vast country, with counties that differ from each other a great deal. Therefore it feels a bit odd to write about northern Spain in one article. Since the differences are so big, it is understandable that there are many groupings that would like to see for example the Basque country and Catalonia …
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Slovenia is a wonderful little country, with a little of everything. There are high mountains, interesting sights, Mediterranean beaches, ski resorts, beautiful buildings, functional infrastructure and good food to be found. After the independence and the break-down of Yugoslavia, peace remained in the country and its wealth flourished. Slovenia was spared from unrest because there …
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Florida is usually connected with sun and beaches, but this snout of the American mainland is much more than that. The art deco architecture of Miami is a sign of a flourishing time, which is either in the past or in the present. In Miami they have succeeded in combining old with new in a …
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After my first trip to Hong Kong I have visited the city several times as a transit for other countries, and since there is a quick connection to the city center, there is always time for some fun. Last time we stayed on Lantau Island, where the airport is, and took the cable car to …
Asia, China, exotism, food, Hong Kong, Macao, travel, travel experiences
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First I have to admit that I have not visited Cairo nor have I seen the pyramids closer than from the airplane window. We went to Hurghada on the west bank of the Red sea in January when Egypt is warm for Scandinavians but cold for the locals. Hurghada has grown from a small fishing …
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We travelled to Vietnam in December, when the south is dry and warm unlike the wet monsoon rains during the summer months. The northern and central parts of Vietnam were not visited this time, but we did some day trips in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and in the Mekong delta. The most important tourist …
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My first visit to Paris was a disappointment. With great enthusiasm I tried to cope with my modest school French, but still the locals looked at me with despise when trying to talk to them. Trying with bad French, they answered in English and if trying to speak in English to them, they would not …
