10°C + 30km/hr wind + rain? No Finland – no! Today was not the summer’s day we expected. It has been cold, wet, windy and most un-summerish, at least by Australian standards. Guess one of the consequences of being past the 60th parallel (Savonlinna is 62° North of the equator) […]
Cloudy, windy and cold…what happened to Savonlinna blue? We woke this morning to a cloudy and windy day, with an outside temperature of barely 13°C. What happened to our Savonlinna blue? I guess we can’t have perfect weather every day… Despite the chill we still wanted to explore […]
Finland’s spectacular Lakes Region. Evening blog fans! We caught the train to Savonlinna today, a small town 340km North-East of Helsinki in the Lakes Region of Finland. It took us 4 hours to get here from Helsinki, with a train change at Parikkala (see map below), and lots […]
Porvoo may just be a contender for “Cutest Village in Finland”! Evening blog fans! We thought today, being Sunday, would be a good day for an outing – a “Sunday drive”, Finland style. So we caught the bus to Porvoo (or Borga as its known in Swedish*). *Why […]
Two Aussies, Happy in Helsinki… Another glorious summer’s day in Helsinki and we were lucky enough to be here to enjoy it. We spent our day getting to know Helsinki better, wandering the streets and soaking up the vibe of the place. Our verdict: Helsinki is great! Very […]
Wandering Soles 