Elke's Hostel - Darwin

I stayed here overnight on the way to Finland. While I was there it rained like I haven't seen in a long while, the drenching downpour you only get in tropical areas. It was a bit of a shock going from the heat of summer in Darwin to the cold of winter in Finland.

Finnish Navy Life

January 29th 2006
I'm really not sure how to start writing this journal. Right now I'm in Finland, and due to my Finnish citizenship, doing 6 or so months National Service in the Finnish Navy. Yeah, I know, it sounds kind of random if I hadn't told you already. So yeah, I got here about 3 weeks ago. The trip took about 50 hours, I had to stay overnight in Darwin on the way, such a pain. I also managed to pic ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Upinniemi

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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