Destinations
Eating in Helsinki
We’re not foodies. So here’s the honest, unglamorous rundown of eating in Helsinki Some travelers build entire trips around restaurant reservations. We didn’t. Food took a back seat to the sights on this trip, which honestly makes this the more useful kind of food post. No Michelin stars restaurants, no reservations six weeks out, just…
Click to Explore and DiscoverDay Trip to Nuuksio, Chasing Real Finnish Wilderness
Bilberries, bedrock, and a duck shaped nature center. How a day trip to Nuuksio taught me how Finland’s forests actually work. If Porvoo is Finland’s history on display, Nuuksio is the version of Finland that doesn’t perform for visitors at all. It’s just there, quiet, doing what it’s done since the last ice age. A…
Click to Explore and DiscoverDay Trip to Gripsholm Castle from Stockholm
Day Trip to Gripsholm Castle, From Missed Trains to Sweden’s Oldest Portrait Gallery About an hour outside Stockholm, a day trip to Gripsholm Castle brings you to a red brick castle with copper domes sitting on a spit of land in Lake Mälaren. It has guarded the faces of Swedish royalty for nearly five hundred…
Click to Explore and DiscoverSigtuna Day Trip from Stockholm to Sweden’s Oldest Town
Where a Thousand Year Old Street Still Sets the Pace A Sigtuna day trip from Stockholm is a bargain. Sigtuna sits inside Stockholm County, so the regular SL public transit network covers the whole trip. A single ticket costs about 42 SEK, roughly $4.50, and that covers everything you need. Stockholm Central runs two different…
Click to Explore and DiscoverPorvoo Day Trip from Helsinki
Cobblestones, a Tsar’s statue, and Finland’s oldest chocolatier – inside a Helsinki to Porvoo day trip that’s easily worth the full day. A Porvoo day trip from Helsinki shows up on every “must visit” list, and for once, the hype holds up. Finland’s second oldest town carries a charter dating to 1346. Many Nordic old…
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