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2012

Roll With It

| 03-Nov=2012| Woke up at 9:00am, but when you go to bed at 3:30am, it’s hard to feel too bad about the …

Watch For Flying Roof Material

| 02-Nov-2012 | I’d call it stormy, but it’s really just wind. But by “just” I mean 45 – 55mph consistently all …

Enough with Gothy Intros

| 01-Nov-2012 | Happy Birthday, Mom! Woke to the sound of the rock excavation across the street this morning, commencing promptly at …

Dinner with Ingvar

| 31-Oct-2012 | Went to bed stupid-early last night after being up 30+ straight hours. The guys were up for an hour …

32F, Feels Like 19F

| 30-Oct-2012 | Left Sea-Tac on-time Monday afternoon (exit row seats for all three of us – boo ya!), but after watching …

IKEA is Swedish

| 28-May-2012|  I see IKEA bags, everything in this apartment is IKEA, yet I haven’t seen an IKEA. We started our day …

Midnight sun is no joke

| 26-May-2018 | Sunset last night: 9:39 pm; sunrise this morning: 3:51 am and “night” is more like dusk. And it’s still …

ABBA says Hello

| 24-May-2012 | Helsinki to Stockholm: forty minute flight, one hour time change, different currency, different language and no passport control. Love …

Denim Manpris are huge in Helsinki

| 23-May-2012|  This observation has absolutely nothing to do with today’s post, but it’s funny. Skinny jeans and Converse continue to be …

Don’t be a tourist. Plan less.

| 22-May-2012 | Thunderstorms this morning, but we had nothing specific planned. We decided a “lazy” day in the city was in …

More Boats and Another Country

| 21-May-2012 | Woke up to another beautiful, sunny morning today. After a quick breakfast at the hotel buffet, we were off …

More Angry Birds and a Boat Ride

| 20-May-2012 | Visual evidence of the previously mentioned Angry Birds soda – I’m pretty sure we don’t have this at home! …

Angry Birds and Hockey Fans

| 19-May-2012 | Angry Birds and hockey fans have taken Helsinki by storm. The 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship is being played …

Tervetuloa Helsinkiin!

| 18-May-2012 | The piers around the port were quiet when we arrived late Friday afternoon, but we know now where to …