To get to Customs and Immigration in Helsinki...

one must pass through (not by) the duty free shop...pick an aisle!

April 16th 2015
I was originally going to title this blog as “The best laid plans of mice and men – Part 3” as the first two blogs of with that title, The best laid plans of mice and men - arrival in Shanghai and Best Laid Plans - Part II, dealt with plans gone airy. However, those blogs dealt with making connections with family at our final destination who were arriving on different flights from different ... read more

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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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Bob Carlsen

Home and Away

I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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