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Category: Finland

10 things I learnt about Finland

September 6, 2017 Upeksha

Travel broadens the mind, as the saying goes. I love finding little nuggets of information about new places when I visit them. Here are 10 random facts

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Helsinki: Walking Tour Highlights

January 21, 2017 Upeksha

We were only spending one full day in Helsinki, so we arranged to have a guided walking tour in Helsinki with Nick at Finland Local

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Helsinki and Tallinn: A Tale of Two Cities

January 8, 2017 Upeksha

Where did I go: Helsinki and Tallinn When did I go: December 2016 Our pre-Christmas break to Helsinki and Tallinn seems ages ago. I came

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Hello and welcome. I'm Upeksha. A full time engineer, who loves to travel. This is where I record my travel experiences, and share a few hints and tips I've picked up along the way.

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Day 9 of 9: And finally, home via Zurich and Paris. As much as I love to travel, it is a great feeling to come home. Really looking forward to relaxing and putting my feet up in familiar surroundings over the next few days! Merry Christmas to all my family and friends!!! . . . #returnhome #merrychristmas #zurich #eurostar

Day 8 of 9: Vaduz, Lichtenstein. We spent the day in the European Principality of Lichtenstein 🇱🇮. Population 37,000, Area 160 sq km and one of the highest GDP per person in the World. And they even had a Sri Lankan goods stall at the Christmas Market!!! . . . #vaduz #lichtenstein #vaduzcastle #daytripfromzurich #kotturoti #koththu

Day 7 of 9: Shoes by the Danube, and the Hungarian parliament. Starting the return journey this evening, on board the sleeper from Budapest to Zurich. Goodnight from somewhere between Budapest and Vienna! . . . #budapestwinter #ilovebudapest #budapest #budapestparliament #shoesbythedanube #sleepertrain

Day 6 of 9: More Budapest: Heroes' Square, Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Vajdahunyad Castle, Night time Wine Cruise on the Danube. I do like this city! . . . . #budapestwinter #ilovebudapest #budapest #budapestnow #hungarianparliament #budapestrivercruise #rivercruise #rivercruisebudapest @budapestcruises_silverline

Day 5 of 9: Hello Budapest! More Christmas Markets, Lights and a visit to Buda castle. . . . #budapest #budapestnow #visitbudapest #budapestchristmasmarket #ilovebudapest #budapestwinter

Day 4 of 9: We travelled from Vienna to Budapest via Bratislava. Although a lot smaller than it's neighbours and less touristy, the Slovakian Capital has a cosy old town. Swipe to see the bronze statues! . . . #bratislava #viennatobratislava #bratislavatobudapest #bratislavachristmasmarkets #visitbratislava

Day 3 of 9: More Vienna. An open top bus tour with #bigbusvienna, stop at the Schönbrunn Palace, and more desserts than you can shake a stick at. What's not to like? . . . #visitvienna #viennachristmasmarket #viennachristmas #schonnbrunnpalace #bigbusvienna @bigbusvienna

Day 2 of 9: We are in Vienna. Fairytale Christmas Lights, Enchanting Christmas Markets and a tonne of Cafes and Museums. Why did we wait so long to come here ?!?! . . . #vienna #visitvienna #viennachristmasmarket #viennachristmas #viennachristmaslights #stephanplatz #viennawinterwonderland #viennatownhall

Day 1 of 9: Aaaaand we are off again! Birmingham to Vienna all the way by train. Birmingham-London-Brussels-Cologne-Vienna. 5 hour stop in Cologne, great for taking in the Cologne Cathedral and the Christmas markets. The Cologne to Vienna journey is on the Austrian Nightjet sleeper service. So it's goodnight as the train is rushing across Germany. . . . #birminghamtovienna #traintravel #sleepertrain #cologne #colognecathedral #stpancras

Pretty Autumn colours at Ironbridge, Telford. Built in 1779- 1781 over River Severn in Shropshire, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. It is undergoing a major programme of restoration at present. Swipe to see the picture of the bridge. . . . #autumn #autumnleaves #fall #fallcolors #autumncolours #autumncolors #ironbridge #telford #shropshire #riversevern #englishcountryside

Day 12 of 12: The Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, and the Pantheon. And so, a 12 day trip across 6 countries and 8 cities draws to a conclusion. We saw some of Europe's best sights and did so much. A big thank you to my parents who joined me on this trip. You were perfect travel companions and real pros. We had many early mornings, late nights, dragging suitcases up and down countless stairs, and running to catch many trains. And I enjoyed every single minute! Read the full story on my blog now. See link in bio. . . . #europetrip #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #colosseum #visititaly #palatinehill #romanforum #pantheon #parents #travelingwithparents

Day 11 of 12: Vatican museums, St Peter's Basilica and the Trevi Fountain. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #italy #visititaly #stpetersbasilica #vatican #vaticanmuseums #visitvatican #vaticancity

Day 10 of 12: From Venice to Rome, via The Leaning Tower of Pisa. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #leaningtowerofpisa #pisa #leaningtower #ilovepisa #italy #visititaly #visitpisa

Day 9 of 12: From the hills of Switzerland to the Canals of Venice. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Venice. I find it very busy, crowded and not to mention expensive. But a trip to Europe would not be complete without a visit to Venice. . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #venice #veniceitaly #venicecanals #ponterialto #ponterialtovenezia #visitvenice #visitvenezia #venezia #italy

Day 8 of 12: We went to see the Toblerone mountain! (aka Matterhorn). We got the cable car to Klein Matterhorn at 3883m - the highest cable car station in Europe. More mountains, more ice and blue sky! . . . . . #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #matterhorn #tobleronemountain #cablecar #matterhornglacierparadise #mountains #ice #bluesky #kleinmatterhorn #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #visitswitzerland

Day 7 of 12: Reichenbach Falls and Jungfrau. Waterfalls, Mountains, and Glaciers. My favourite day of the trip. . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #jungfrau #europetour #bluesky #reichenbach #reichenbachfall #reichenbachfälle #meiringen #eiger #jungfraujoch #jungfraujochtopofeurope #switzerland🇨🇭 #iloveswitzerland #switzerland

Day 6 of 12: From Paris to Interlaken, Switzerland. View of Jungfrau from the centre of Interlaken. Country No. 4. #mountains . . . #bucketlist #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #switzerland🇨🇭 #interlaken #jungfrau #mountains #bluesky #blueskygreengrass

Day 5 of 12: A visit to Versailles, River Cruise on the Seine and sunset from the Eiffel Tower. . . . #versailles #eiffeltower #seineriver #europetrip #europetour #iloveparis @chateauversailles #visitparis #bucketlist #eiffeltoweratnight #versaillesgardens #versaillespalace

Day 4 of 12: Paris. The Louvre and a city tour. Country No. 3 . . . #parisfrance #paris #europetrip #europetour #europetravel #europetravels #iloveparis #loveparis @museelouvre

Day 3 of 12: Grand Place Brussels. Stop on the way from Amsterdam to Paris. Country No. 2. . . #grandplace #brussels #visitbrussels #amsterdamtoparis #europetravels #europetravel #europetrip #europetour #ilovebrussels

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