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, …
[This blog post describes part II of our 5000 km Nordic Tour in the summer of 2022, 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 …
[This blog post describes part I of our 5000 km Nordic Tour, accomplished with an Electric Vehicle with a 400 km driving range in the summer of 2022. 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 …
[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 …
A different kind of journey with bluewhite wings, destination: Oulu, Finland Travel Diary: I paid a short visit to Finland recently. You know, just to get my share of fresh winter air, snow and Christmas magic which I did not manage to get from Finnish Christmas market (read the story here). Okay, that was NOT …
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 …