I don’t know why I’m sitting inside typing. It’s a lovely day out there and I really should be making the most of it: at the very least I should have some washing on the
The benefits of a Helsinki Card
Purchasing a tourist card is something to consider when taking a city break but is it good value or do you worry you may end up visiting a whole host of mediocre museums to ensure you
Finland for Foodies
Image credit: Boulevard Social. I’m not normally a foodie. I don’t often blog about restaurants and rarely photograph my dinner apart from the odd Instragrammed cocktail. When writing about our Helsinki holiday, however, I’m going
A message from Greece – what can tourists really expect?
Thinking about going to Greece for a holiday but worried about how tourism has been affected? A good friend of mine, Sally, has a holiday home there and has sent me this guest post from
Six of one and half a dozen of the other
It seems ages since I’ve updated my blog. I still want to write more about our trip to Helsinki but while I’m working on those posts, thought I’d share my column pieces with you. There’s
The churches of Helsinki
Four of the most interesting buildings we visited in Helsinki were churches. It’s not that I make a bee-line for churches when sightseeing, but these four totally different structures highlighted to me the huge diversity
Hello Helsinki
You can gauge a lot about a country when you dive into the nearest loo after entering the airport and hear birdsong playing through the speakers.. A few moments later, standing by the baggage carousel,
A place to celebrate: review of Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki
Room 707, Sky Balcony, Klaus K Hotel There can’t be many hotel rooms in the world where, hanging up on the wall near the mini-bar, is a guitar. A full size Spanish guitar and