Discovering European Capitals of Culture
Since 1985, the European Commission has been designating one or two cities per year as European Capitals of Culture (ECOC). That’s thirty years of work, recognizing more than fifty cities, … Read more
Finland
Our 2014 Travels in 50 Photos
2014 was our biggest year of traveling yet. We visited 19 countries, including a long driving trip in the western United States. We saw, in order, the United States, Belgium, … Read more
Lake Inari, Inari, Finland
We flew from Helsinki up to Inari, Finland for a few reasons. We’d been in cities too long. And it was above the Arctic Circle, which was a first for … Read more
Wildlife Sightings in Finland
We kept our eyes open for wildlife sightings in Lapland, when we weren’t blinded by the midnight sun. It was a relief to be out on the road, out of … Read more
Abandoned Boat, Lake Muddusjarvi, Inari, Finland
We went for a visit outside of Inari to a sled dog farm, where the owners of our hotel take in “problem” dogs and rehabilitate and train them to pull … Read more
Dry Dock, Suomenlinna Fortress, Helsinki, Finland
The Fortress of Suomenlinna, a Unesco World Heritage site, is constructed on a series of six islands in Helsinki harbor. It was built by the Swedes, who then controlled Finland, … Read more