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Landed a great apartment in Helsinki! Great apartment in a fun neighborhood, Kallio. More on that later…

Well, you know that Finland is renowned for its architecture. Modern, clean lines, functional and beautiful in its simplicity. The Helsinki airport is the first example. The Helsinki airport (HEL) is surprisingly huge. I saw flights to faraway places like Seoul, Hong Kong, Dubai, Delhi,...

Who visits Finland in Winter?! Yep, me. Got bored again and looked for a destination…Can’t be too standard. Or fancy. Something authentic. What’s more real than off season travel? Let’s see, in Finland!

It seems the French enjoy their public art that brings a smile to your face. Here are some samples of the public art I saw in the French cities and towns I visited.

This being my first time blogging, I have focused primarily on what I thought were entertaining photos and videos of my travels, with minimal content. But, blogging generally includes one’s thoughts and reactions to experiences in life. Just prior to my departure for a month...

Ever since I saw the first photograph of Mont St Michel years ago, I have wanted to visit. Just seeing the gorgeous cathedral rise to its majestic pinnacle above the seafloor was inspiring. So my dream became a reality yesterday, May 28. I traveled to...

Today’s adventure, my last full day in Nantes, was a cruise on the River Erdre. L’Erdre flows into the Loire at Nantes so the trip was upriver on « the most beautiful river in France » according to François le premier. L’Erdre is a broad...

Today I woke up and decided to take a day trip to the city of Angers, just 45 minutes by train from Nantes. I had heard it has a beautiful castle and the neighbor below my apartment said it’s a great place to visit. There...

Nantes is the birthplace of Jules Verne, in 1828. He authored 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, and Journey to the Center of the Earth, among many others. I learned that he is the second most translated author in history...

Took these videos in Nantes, from the Château des ducs de Bretagne. (Check out my other pictures of Nantes under that tab.)

On my bike ride to Île de Ré I came upon this group of kids taking sailing lessons. I laughed and watched for a while and thought, who wouldn’t enjoy THIS?!

I rented an electric bike and rode to the beautiful Île de Ré for the day. While not the Tour de France, it was like a dream come true — bicycling through a beautiful part of France. Biking 20km to Île de Ré made me...