Blogs from Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland, Europe - page 3

Hi all, it's your favourate traveler again. Well, 3 days ago we made it to our camp site in Older fjord where stayed for 2 nights and also went up to see the midnight sun. That was definatly worth to 900NOK (around AUD180) we had the best night, even our guide was blown away with how clear it was. I will post some photo's for you. I think I even got a bit sun burnt at midnight, there isn't many people that can say that! lol. The next day (I would use days, but I have no idea what day I'm up to, lol) we had a free day to do what we wanted, the only thing was that we were staying where there was a campsite, cafe and a petrol station, so it was a ... read more

ExcangeTaina RoihaSo, two months to go. On 10th August, I'll be on my way to USA, Iowa. I'm so excited! Still many things to do, though I believe (and hope) that the biggest and hardest part is over. And by that I mean the paper war. The worst and most wonderful part will be the flights there. I've never traveled alone not to mention this far! But no worries (yet), I'll manage. I'll come back here when it's time, until that I can be found from my other blog. World, here I come!... read more

Travelling: me, just me, tired, with blisters in my feet and fucked up ankle as a souvenir from the beautiful Chamonix glacier Route: Nancy- Paris Est, Paris CDG-Copenhagen, Copenhagen-Helsinki, Helsinki-Jyväskylä After all the travelling I wanted to visit home. Woke up super-early in Nancy, took the 6am train to Paris Est and made it well to the 9.05 bus nro 350 towards Roissypole (4,2e). The morning sun was shining beautifully between the nice parisian buildings, had Billie Holiday singing to my ears, everything was going smoothly, and I felt happy about the thought going back home, taking already most of my clothes and others not so usefull things back so I could then just take it easy when finally returning home after the exchange year. Normally it takes about one h... read more

It’s been an incredibly busy and hectic week! I haven’t been here for a full week yet, but I have a lot to share with you… Departure from Canada and Arrival in Jyväskylä (‘Yu-vas-cue-la’) I left Canada bright and early on New Year’s Day without having had any sleep and after spending New Year’s Eve with close friends at a concert at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Considering that fact, I had a relatively good flight. I had two seats to myself on my 8-hour flight from Chicago to Stockholm, which was a lifesaver! All in all, the 13-hour journey went well. When I arrived in Helsinki, I made my way to the train station in order to depart to Jyäskylä. It was a little frustrating at this point because I had a difficult time trying ... read more

On Wednesday morning with a little help from Jim i was able to track down a replacement MP3 player and headphones and nick out and buy them while they stayed to finish some last minute work (!). ill get insurance for the player so in the end itll only be a $250 loss. Jim and Wayne were sweating with all sorts of packing and weight related blowouts but we headed out early and comfortably got through Heathrow to gate 28 with time to spare. i thought i heard someone in the queue get told they were at the wrong gate so we jumped out of the queue only for Jim to say it must be right because they were wearing BA uniforms and give me a bollocking, but i must have heard right because when we ... read more