In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Kazakhstan is one of the largest countries in the world, and it has lots of influences from its even bigger neighbours Russia and China. Most of the country is covered by an arid steppe with monotonous views and in the middle of all this you will find the capital Nur-Sultan (formerly known as Astana) with …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Taiwan is an underestimated tourism country for westerners – could it be because of the fact that so few Western airlines fly directly to the capital Taipei? In Taiwan it warm all the year round (although it might rain from time to time), the infrastructure such as the metro work well, there is information easily …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
A country with a lot of tourism potential: untouched sandy beaches along thousands of sunny and warm islands, smiling locals and good food? The Philippines have all this, but still it feels as the tourism industry is still a bit underdeveloped, a bit like Thailand looked like 20 years ago. All over the islands you …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Dubai is surely one of the most tourism-centered state of the United Arab Emirates and as a tourist you sure feel welcome there although Western customs require tolerance among the locals. The traveler soon asks himself who are actually the locals and who are workers of other nationalities in the country. Dubai is packed with …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
This tiny citystate is something quite unique. It is situated almost at the equator with all its humidity and heat, but the country is still clean and the infrastructure works well. Although there is little space in the state, there are still green parks and even forests to be found there. People live in suburbs …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Ten years after my visit to Beijing it was time to explore Shanghai and its surroundings. Travelling on your own in China is a great challenge and requires loads of pre-planning and bureaucratic arrangements. But it is also great fun to in a way already be on the road before you are actually there. Through …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
It was easy to arrive in Israel, but the departure was difficult. The domestic flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat caused a 3-hour interrogation, the domestic flight from Eilat to Tel Aviv caused another 3-hour interrogation and arriving in Tel Aviv the transfer to the international flight caused another 3-hour interrogation. Every time it all …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Already from the airplane’s window you can see the vast delta of the Irrawaddy river, where the capitol Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon) of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is situated. Small agricultural squares form a quilt of human presence. Before my flight my entering into the country by a transit visa was held with …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
For years I thought Turkey was a country where I would not return after two trips and three different diarrheas. My third trip to Istanbul was nevertheless wonderful, since the city has become cleaner and nicer and the food tastier! There should not be any other belly problems anymore except belly dancing! Furthermore, I visited …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Our trip to Seoul was a continuation on our trip to Japan, so in this article it is easy to compare South Koreans with the Japanese. The purpose is not to insult anyone. After a thoroughly tidy and clean Tokyo, Seoul seemed a little more human with some dirt and a little sour customer service, …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
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 …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
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 …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
My prejudice about the island of Sri Lanka was that it would be as dirty and chaotic as in India, but I was proven wrong. During our long drive to the inlands of the island I noted hardly any rubbish along the road, everywhere was green and flourishing and the air was clean. I spent …
In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
The legendary and secretive Chinese capital has opened up for westerners who encounter air pollution and difficult traffic chaos before arriving to the city center. The city is so vast that it is difficult to perceive when you are in the center, but when the airport bus arrives at huge Tien-an-men Square, it is obvious …
