On Not Speaking the Language, in a Big Way
We blunder along in a new language, amusing all and sundry with our faux pas.
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Istanbul: First Impressions of the Gateway to Asia
First 72 hours in Istanbul: here's what we're seeing. It turns out this is a very different place from the Nordic peninsula!
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First Grocery Shopping in Istanbul
Grocery shopping, or: the skinny on how we are going to remain fatties: food is cheap, plentiful, and fantastic. We're on a feeding frenzy!
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We Make Several Dumb Mistakes upon Arriving in Istanbul
We tell the dumb-but-true story of our ignominious arrival in Istanbul in the middle of the night, with several lessons for the reader...
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We Live Here Now: Istanbul, Turkey!
A description of our flat in Istanbul: handsome but without much stuff in it - see how your favourite minimalists cope!
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Scandinavian Scorecard: We Riff on Norway, Sweden, and Finland
We look back on our three months in Scandinavia and summarize some differences between Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki.
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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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Our Visit to the Gorgeous Medieval City of Tallinn (Estonia)
One of our favourite things about Europe is how close together all the countries are. And so when we found ourselves living in Finland, we decided to take the short…
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A Visit to the University Town of Uppsala, Plus Botany!
A wonderful day trip to the university town of Uppsala, Sweden, including science and bars, plus an art museum!
