In English,Maa Country Land,Yleinen
Since summer is the most popular time for travel in Finland, I will write three special articles about travel hints to my home country Finland. To find the right time for your trip to Finland is essential. If you are interested in the Lappish or Sami ruska, the red and yellow leaves and bushes in …
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Holland is a wonderful small country with a unique countryside conquered by the sea. The tourist is delighted by tulip field which blossom in spring, and by windmills and canals, everything that make you enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Small towns such as Utrecht, Leiden, Haarlem, Delft and the Hague are examples of beautiful canal towns …
Europe, food, Holland, Netherlands, travel, travel experiences
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Southern Germany is a beautiful region and worth an article of its own. The German Alps mount above functional cities and farm houses. All timetables are prompt, people are friendly and it is easy to dare going on a stroll in the Alps. Especially worth mentioning are Lake Constance with its own beautiful town Lindau, …
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Montenegro is one of those several ex-Jugoslavian countries and it has a beautiful location between Croatia and Albania. There are lots of sun holiday destination by the Adriatic Sea and lots of beautiful mountain scenery in the inlands. We spent a week in Budva by the sea and enjoyed Jugoslavian scenery, sun and giant-sized food …
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The contents of this article from March 6th 2012 has been deleted on May 1st 2022 in order not to promote tourism to a country that brutally attacked its neighbour and thereby started a war.
Asia, Europe, exotism, food, Russia, travel, travel experiences
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Malta is a sunny Mediterranean island and its white soil and rocks make house facades shine in the daylight. The many cathedrals of capital Valletta make the city look devout and exotic but on the other hand, the English language make the island feel much closer than many other Mediterranean destinations. Although the island is …
Europe, food, Italy, Malta, Sicily, travel, travel experiences
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It is easy to write about travel in Italy. Before I have written about Rome and the Naples region, but there is a lot to experience north of Rome as well. Tuscany is often linked with wineries and Florentine art, but there is a lot else in central Italy. Bologna is the capital of culinary …
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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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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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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 …
