We had one more place to be before heading our faithful servant, Skoda das Auto, towards home. Earlier this year, planning our road trip took a rather unexpected turn when we heard that my dear husband’s favorite cousin was getting married. We didn’t want to miss out on this long-awaited event, so we decided to …
Destinations: Iisalmi & Kangasniemi, Finland Travel Diary: It felt like good old times… +17 degrees and raining. Because it says so in the calendar, never mind the weather, it must be summer. So we grabbed our swimsuits and towels and drove to the nearest lake. It was beautiful. Rain drops breaking the surface of the …
Destination: Finland Travel Diary: Here I am, sitting in front of the window in a ship called Finnmaid, watching different shades of blue: the sea, the sky, and the evening clouds. This is my favorite part of the trip – day at the sea. You see, I grew up nearby seashore and grew to love …
It is almost time. Long planned and long awaited road trip is about to begin… This time we chose to travel up north to the promised land, land of our dreams, home of our hearts (Finland, if one didn’t guess that already), with Skoda das Auto even though it means a lot of sitting in …
Destination: Prehisto – Parc, Réclère My dear husband had already for a long time been seeking good winter tires to our faithful servant, the one and only, Skoda das Auto. Our car might be a bit old, and actually according Swiss standards maybe even from Jurassic era, but we love it and have been trying …
Destination: Papiliorama, Kerzers Our little mermaid princess loves butterflies and dolphins. These water mammals are not so easy to find here in the land of mountains but there’s plenty of butterflies… and we knew of a special place. So we planned a trip to Papiliorama, which is a tropical garden and a jungle built inside …
Destinations: Verkehrshaus (Swiss Museum of Transport), Luzern. Ikea, Rothenburg. Travel Diary, part 1: Verkehrshaus (Swiss Museum of Transport), Luzern Our little prince charming had a very stony week, so to say… He started it by falling from the stairs, making a spectacular somersault and landing head-first. Oh my, that was scary. And the amount of …
Tonight my little prince charming took a hit on his head. Yes, literally. He fell on his head. And as always, this kind of accidents tend to happen in the evening, when it is almost time for bed. Well, guess what? I didn’t feel like putting him to a bed right after his forehead was …
Destination: Aare Gorge, Meiringen, Switzerland Travel Diary: When visiting Switzerland, the Alps are definitely one of the must-see-destinations. But what do you know… they are high. And they are steep. And the roads are mostly narrow serpentines. And what if you suffer acrophobia, or the fear of heights with common language? And what if there’s …
Moving into another country may sound like an exciting idea. Like an ultimate adventure! And it is, up to the point when harsh reality bites you in the butt. Yes, you heard me. I promise you, if you do choose to move somewhere far away from your origins, the day will come when you feel …