Unusual Travel & Quirky Tales
Travelling alone for the first time can be daunting. There’s so many fears about safety, getting lost or not being able to speak the language. Having just finished a wonderful trip to Liechtenstein it struck me as the perfect place to travel solo if you’ve never done it before. Here’s some reasons why...
It seems all those stories about the EU measuring bananas were actually about Switzerland...
When the cat at your Airbnb hates you...
I heard a voice in the dark shouting at me "No! No! No! No! No!". Bewildered, I asked "How do I get out? I just need to get out!"
Politics aside, this is a city worth visiting. I can't wait to come here again.
We knocked on the door and a man with blue hair and his face painted like a mouse answered...
Here we go again! Say prayers, do a voodoo dance, cross your fingers... anything to make this trip go more smoothly than the last two disasters! It'll be a gentle start with a visit to one of my oldest and dearest friends. She tells me she's arranged a rave in a forest so, er, let's see how that one goes! And after that, on to Finland...
If you value your privacy then it may shock you to know just how widely available web cam footage is in Finland. I'm quite puzzled at why so many live feeds would be publicly available but this is just a part of everyday life for the Finns. But if live feeds are your thing, then this is your ultimate list of webcams around Helsinki, plus three of the best outside of the city.
