O’Karva Rinta Raventola (Restaurant) in Kivijarvi, Finland, looks like an old cement fortress or castle with two WWI canons in front, so it is rather ominous looking. You enter through a strange hallway which is dark and turns, like a …
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Rovaniemi, Finland, the North Pole Home of Santa’s Reindeer
The farther a traveler goes north in Finland the more captivating is the lure of going on to the Artic Circle and Lapland. Driving northeast from the Baltic coast and Kemi, Finland, where we had viewed the crown of the …
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Stay Here When You’re In Budapest
Hotel Taverna is well located for walking or getting public transportation to all the main places tourists wish to see in the “Pest” side of Budapest. The friendly staff speak many languages, and the service is very good. You’ll find …
Travel Adventures Discover Brass Bell Roadhouse in Finland by Bonnie and Bill Neely
At the town of Pyhasalmi, Finland , our travel adventures brought us to a wonderful discovery. The Brass Bell Roadhouse Restaurant on Highway E75. We had a delicious meal of weinerschnitzels and steaks, potatoes and vegetables. Two people ate well …
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From England To Texas Horrors! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
A young native Texas college studend I’ll call Sue was assigned her Freshman year roommate at an East Texas University who was arriving from England. Sue went to the Dallas airport in August to welcome the young British stranger we’ll …
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SAUNAS, A NATIONAL CUSTOM FOR FINNS by Bonnie and Bill Neely
The North wind is biting cold, so we can readily see why saunas are so important, even in summer. In Finland there are enough saunas for all five million inhabitants to be in one at the same time, and the …
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Malta 101 Travel Adventure by Rita Cook
I’m closing my eyes and pretending I am back in Malta. A destination like none other I have been to in all of my travels. English-speaking, Turkish-influenced, Roman Catholic roots describe Malta in words, but no words can describe the …
Rare Swans In Finland National Forest by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We had checked out the directions to the nearby Salamajarvi National Forest. We drove and drove and drove, nearly 90 km before we realized the little sign we first saw, which we ignored (thinking there would be a big sign …
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GRAZ AUSTRIA, “Cultural City of Europe 2003”
If you can travel to or in Austria treat yourself by including its second largest city, Graz, in your tour. Lying about 60 kms southwest of Vienna in the province of Styria, the city of Graz is located in a …
Stockholm Art Gives Us a Fright! by Bonnie and Bill Neely
As we enterer the city of Stockholm, Sweden, from the airport we looked to our right, just across the water near the Parliament Buildings and this sight made us gasp. We yelled for the Taxi driver to stop and call …
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