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August, 2007

back in sweden

Tom and I spent a few days with Matti (see past blogs) in Helsinki. He is in a similar position of employment as we are and so showed us around the city quite a bit. Our bikes were, and are, securely locked up in a secret location so we were on two of Matti’s many [...]

a week in Helsinki

Well, Tom and I are still in Helsinki. There have been a few “we’re still in…” starts to my blog, sorry if it gets boring to read about the same places too often, feel free to petition for a faster trip.
 
 
Helsinki is a pretty lively city and it is very possible to go out on [...]

Helsinki (now)

Before we begin, as of writing this there is a small glitch with the site, as you may have noticed, but fear not because my technical support team are working their socks off to right it again.
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By Monday we couldn’t find any more excuses to delay our departure from Turku and so we left. Our [...]

Helsinki (soon)

Tom and I cycled up the hill out of Turku on Friday, expecting to reach Helsinki the following evening. It is now Monday and we’re still in Turku (still no museums).
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The reason for our delay is that we recognised a familiar face on our ascent, there aren’t many 2-year beards around. The man beneath this [...]

a note from Turku

Tom and I have been making our way down the west coast of Finland now for about a month, and now we are just about as far south as we could get, in the old capital city, Turku. The first 27 days of this southward leg were on flat, tree-lined roads, pleasant for a while [...]