Being in Scandinavia..

Being in Scandinavia..

A few years ago, in a Sami (North Norwegian) camp of reindeers, a tourist asked the herder, "How many reindeers do you have?". "Fifty Thousand" came the reply and then he added with a smile, "We do not count, we just be with them". In all these years of coming…
Alesund to Andalsnes | Part II

Alesund to Andalsnes | Part II

The Fjordland of Norway hits you straight away. It does, however, take time to sink in. The pleasant shock of nature after the initial ‘wows' and ‘amazing' settles in your mind. Once in there it only makes you want to stare, and absorb what you see, take it all in.…
Helsinki, ten years…!

Helsinki, ten years…!

I came here 10 years ago. In the ‘not so spring' day of early May, I followed the instructions given by the hostel website to arrive here at the Euro Hostel, Helsinki, from the Vantaa Airport. I don't think there were any google maps back then coz I remember me…
Istria

Istria

There is Croatia. The Croatia of Dalmatia, where the sea sparkles under the sun, the Croatia of Plitvice lakes, where the aquamarine, blue and turquoise all blend in and one cant separate