NOMAD MANIA Norway – Lofoten and Vesterålen Tentative WHS: The Lofoten islands (07/10/2002) Islands Andøya Austvågøy Hinnøya Moskenesøya…
Finland – Western and Central (Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä) July 18-20, 2019 After a 120km drive from Jyväskylä (which I included…
Petäjävesi is Finnish for “Pine Water”. It was built by Central Finland’s land-owning peasants in 1763-65 with the belfry and…
Finland – Northern Ostrobothnia and Eastern (Oulu, Kajaani, Joensuu) July 15-17, July 20, 2019 Day 5 (continued) Lusto The Finnish…
This church was excavated into the granite bedrock and completed in 1969. The elliptical church is roofed by a 13m-high…
Finland – Southern (Helsinki, Lahti, Kotka) July 9-15, 2019 OBSERVATIONS AND TIPS 1. MUSEUM CARDS Finland Museum Card. Gives free…
Sweden – Svealand (Stockholm, Örebro, Karlstad) September 10, 17-18, 2018, July 28-31, 2019 NYKÖPING. This small city has Sormlands Museum,…
TALLINN (pop 435,000) Tallinn is the capital, primate and the most populous city of Estonia. Located in the northern part…
Estonia – Coastal (Tallinn, Pärnu, Rapla, Rakvere, Narva) July 7-9, 2019 I continued my drive from south Estonia seeing a…
OBSERVATIONS AND TIPS 1. MUSEUM CARDS Finland Museum Card. Gives free entry to 280 museums throughout Finland plus 40 in…