Helsinki Finland 3

May 12th 2012
I’ve traveled the width of Finland from west to east into Russia and now back east to west. One thing I’ve learned is that Finland is a snooze outside of Helsinki. The entire country is forest and farmland. Farmhouses are painted the requisite rust red, a holdover from when that was the only color available. Woods. Lakes. More woods, right up to the Helsinki city limits. Our hotel, the Sca ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more

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CJ's travel blogs look at travel from a different perspective: sybaritic adventurer. So these articles will focus on decadent food, the sensual side of travel (eating herring on the streets in Amsterdam, inhaling pain au chocolat outside a boulangerie in Paris) and other hedonistic pleasures. If he doesn't like something, he'll definitely say so. But don't say he has a bad attitude. If he likes something, he has been known to issue wild praise. He's not afraid to use words like "brilliant" or "epiphany". He writes from a New York point of view, and yes, we know he compares foreign museums, ... full info

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