Koulumäen B&B is an idyllic, small bed & breakfast place offering accommodation to passers-by in the picturesque small town of Kärkölä, located in the province of Southern Finland. Kärkölä is a part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. Koulumäki was originally an elementary school building, but like so many other school buildings in the Finnish countryside, …
[warning: this post contains some affiliate links. But only for really good stuff!] How many books do you plan to read during the Easter holidays? What are you planning to read? If you don’t know yet, here are a few ideas for you: Turner’s RageJames SeymourThis book is as thick as a brick! If you …
[This blog post describes part II of our 5000 km Nordic Tour, accomplished with an Electric Vehicle with a real-life 400 km driving range. (read Part I here) Can it be done? After resting some days at grandma’s, it was time to wake up Polle from its sleep. The car was humming eagerly, ready to …
[This blog post describes part I of our 5000 km Nordic Tour, accomplished with an Electric Vehicle with a 400 km driving range. Can it be done?] Let me introduce you to our newish iron horse: Polestar 2, aka Polle, is an electric vehicle that entered our household after our old, faithful servant Skoda das …
[trigger warning: Includes very deep thoughts and affiliate links.] Beautiful blue skies and sunshine. Amazing, vivid colors. Flowers, animals, and beautiful nature. Happy people, talking, laughing, and doing their everyday chores. Or angels and spirits of the deceased walking aimlessly around in puffy white clouds with golden linings, singing praise as they go? Have you …
How many books do you plan to read in January? As for myself, I can’t say for sure… but it will be plenty, since reading is like breathing to me. In case you haven’t decided yet what to read, I have collected some ideas for you from my recent bookish adventures. Check these out, maybe …
Destination: Perimukweg am Cheisacher, Jurapark, Aargau, Switzerland Travel Diary:It was supposed to be a beautiful spring day in the Middle Earth, and we wanted to go for a hike after the long, grey, foggy winter days. We had it all figured out. We found a hiking trail suitable for kids nearby. It was located in …
Destination: Val d’Hérémence, Valais (Wallis), Switzerland Travel Diary: (Foreword: If you want to know what happened before, read the first part of our Wallis Adventure here –>) It was a foggy morning in our Air B&B house in Saviése, Wallis (Valais). We had more or less slept in our cozy beds (you know how it …
Destination: Finnish Christmas Market, Zürich, Switzerland There will be no Finnish Christmas Market in Zürich this year. You know, because of the Corona. If you read the story of us participating there last year (originally published on 7.12.2019), you would assume I wouldn’t really care. (If you’re unfamiliar with the story, you can read it …
Destination: Basel, Switzerland The year 2020 will be remembered. It is the year when everything we have been considering normal suddenly became a privilege we don’t have. A little invisible virus turned the whole world upside down, and as we speak the corona pandemic is shifting into new gear here in Europe. Yesterday came the …