First Visit to Istanbul’s Sultanahmet
We visit Sultanahmet, knocking out the two or three biggest tourist attractions in a single go - yay multitasking!
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Genuine Finnish Sauna: We Sweat with the Natives
We take the plunge, into the Baltic, as part of our first genuine Finnish sauna experience. (Some of us like it more than others.)
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9 Terrific Things to Do in Helsinki (Mostly Food)
Our top tips for how to spend your time in Helsinki, Finland, with a few things that are not food in order to keep your appetite up.
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Design In Finland: Sensational Architecture, Furniture, and Fabrics. And Cartoons?
Helsinki is a less-historic capital than Oslo or Stockholm. But it wins the design competition, hands down!
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IKEA: The Most Swedish Thing We Can Think of
We visit IKEA in Stockholm, thus engaging in a timeless and international sacred ritual of consumerism. It's all about the circle of life...
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Discovering Stockholm’s Unique Gamla Stan/Old Town
A report on Gamla Stan, the oldest quarter of Stockholm. It is well-touristed, but still very much worth a visit!
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We Find Ourselves in Nerd Heaven at Oslo’s Harbour Library
Oslo is just the kind of town you'd expect to show some love to a library - like by putting right it in the harbour, with all the cool kids!
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Oslo’s Ekeberg Sculpture Park: Our New Favourite Hangout
We describe one of our favourite outdoor places in Olso, the enormous and wacky Ekeberg sculpture park, which looms over the harbour.
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Oslo in July: Cabin Fever Takes Us by Surprise
We discover where all the people go during the month of July: to their cabin in the mountains, near the water, living the good life.
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A Visit to Oslo’s New National Museum
Our first take on Oslo's lovely new National Museum, which impressed the pants off of us (not literally).
