In total, I have been to Scandinavia on 6 different trips, swallowing Sweden (7 times), Denmark (6 times), Finland once, Norway once, Iceland once, Faroe Islands once as well as the lesser recognised Christiania and Ladonia! It was mostly in snow, and with a real winter beauty! There are lots of options for travelling in…
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So it is now almost 4 years since I was backpacking in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Christiania and Norway. My Scandinavian tour had so many highlights that I simply never wrote about. Finland was fun, especially the saunas and time with my friends in Jarvenpaa. I also toured Helsinki and Suomenlinna. Here are the coolest 6…
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Finland is world famous for the sauna, so after arriving by ferry into Helsinki and I met up with my backpacking friends Sofia and Karoliina after a gap of over 5 years when we partied together in Sydney while staying at Chilli Blue Backpackers. The whole thing seemed to fit in so spookily together and for…
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OK so I’m no expert and I wasn’t in Finland for long but I did do a bit of drinking there in Jarvenpaa, Helsinki and on the island of Suomenlinna. And Thirsty Thursdays is begging for the untold stories to come out so these are the six coolest bars from my visit in January 2015 where I…
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