Once upon a time I dreamed of being a chef. Excitedly, I scheduled an appointment to tour Le Cordon Bleu in Scottsdale. When I found out I would need to attend for a minimum of 15 months and could only miss three days over the course of my entire program, my wanderlust kicked the chef […]
10 Things to Do on a Girls’ Getaway to Montreal
My favorite person in the world to travel with is Tim. He pushes me beyond my comfort zone with adventures like caving beneath Budapest, snorkeling in freezing cold water in Iceland, and snowmobiling across frozen seas. But sometimes it’s nice to have a girls getaway and do some of the things (shopping!) that are just […]
Wine Wednesday: Chicago’s BYOB
BYOB: Bring your own <insert the B>, be it bottle, booze, or beer. Chicago’s quirky liquor laws have led somewhere around 400 restaurants in the Windy City to implement bring your own policies, saving restaurant proprietors from long waits for expensive liquor licenses. Essentially restaurants can allow you to bring your own and provide glasses, […]
The Best Little Swedish Village You Never Heard Of
In Lapland, the Torne River divides (or in the winter, unites) Finland and Sweden. The villages of Kukkola lay on both sides of the Tome River: Kukkola, Finland and Kukkolaforsen, Sweden. Our travel schedules are often so hectic, that we were more than thrilled to spend a relaxing day getting to know the quiet little […]
Suomenlinna: Castle of Finland
Located at the entrance to Helsinki’s harbor, Suomenlinna was built in the second half of the 18th century by Sweden for the purpose of serving as the main base of Sweden’s armed forces that were stationed in Finland. Suomenlinna was originally named Sveaborg, its Swedish name, and changed names to Viapori when Russia occupied it […]
Foodie in Finland
Local fish and game play a prominent – and delicious – role in Lappish cuisine. Lappish cuisine features many unique ingredients found only in the sparkling clear waters, the forests, and the bogs of the north. Lappish cuisine lives according to the season and is very much based on the natural resources available. Many traditional […]
Wine Wednesday: Malbec World Day
Happy Malbec World Day to one of my very favorite red wines! Malbec is one of the “big six” of grape varieties and actually originated in the Bordeaux region of France. Though in Europe, Malbec is generally used as a blending grape and takes a backseat to other grapes. Quite the opposite on the other […]
Oulu Market Hall at Market Square
Oulu Market Hall has been an important part of the Market Square for over 100 years. Located at the sea front, the Market Square has and continues to be a popular meeting place for locals. The famous Market Square Policeman statue, erected in honor of the policeman that once patrolled the square and kept order, […]
Up Close with Arctic Animals at Ranua Wildlife Park
Arctic animals are ones many of us will never see in the wild in our lifetimes. My very first experience with Arctic animals was at Ranua Wildlife Park in Arctic Finland. I first visited in December 2011 during Finland’s Polar night, when the sun just barely rises above the horizon. Winter at Ranua Wildlife Park […]
Snowmobile Safari to the Sampo Icebreaker
Finland is the only country in the world in which all of its sea ports freeze in the winter time. Keeping those sea ports operational in wintertime is essential to Finland’s import and export industry. Icebreakers take on this task, plowing channels for ships to traverse the Baltic Sea, even in the coldest winters. The […]
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