Our Visit to Koulumäen B&B

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, …

How Does It Look Like in Heaven?

[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 …

Over the Dam and Under the Swiss Pyramids (The Wallis (Valais) Adventure Part II)

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 …

To the Memory of Normal Life, Part 2: Mrs. Grump at Christmas Market

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 …