[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 …
Three countries, endless hours and thousands of kilometers in the car. We felt we’d just about had enough for driving around for now. It was time to head home. Early morning, the day after Swedish Wedding (read the story here), we packed our belongings to Skoda das Auto and hit the road. The goal was …
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 …