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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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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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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Seven Never-Before-Seen Things at Stockmann’s Food Hall
We find the granddaddy of food halls in the basement of Stockmann's department store in downtown Helsinki.
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Public Transportation in the Northlands
How easy is it to take public transportation in the Nordic countries? So easy even we can do it, repeatedly!
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We Live Here Now: Helsinki, Finland!
Helsinki, Finland is our new home: here are some pix of the flat; stay tuned for more on this fascinating city
