Louise visits us
TIMELINE: 21.8. - 11.10.2009
FINLAND - Our friend Louise from Sweden/Minnesota visited us from Goth ...
Updated: Oct 11, 2009 11:05am PST
Lapland '09
TIMELINE: 1.8. - 20.8.2009
FINLAND & NORWAY - Matti (Ria's godfather) and I drove 3000 km to Norw ...
Updated: Nov 22, 2009 10:00am PST
Summer '09
TIMELINE: 19.6. - 31.7.2009
ITALY, MONACO, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM & SPAIN - We spent ...
Updated: Aug 26, 2009 12:53pm PST
Midnight sun, part 2
TIMELINE: 27.5. - 18.6.2009
FINLAND - Summer is back and the Saarijärvi cottage needs renovating.
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 5:45am PST
Baltic weekend
TIMELINE: 22. - 26.5.2009
LATVIA & LITHUANIA - Depeche Mode concert in Riga was cancelled at the ...
Updated: May 27, 2009 2:42am PST
Springtime again
TIMELINE: 14.4. - 21.5.2009
FINLAND - Sun is up, birds are back, people are out. Unmistakably, it' ...
Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:45am PST
Easter in Gstaad
TIMELINE: 10. - 13.4.2009
SWITZERLAND - The Anderson and Repo families met up in the Bernese Obe ...
Updated: Apr 25, 2009 8:29am PST
Lisa visits us
TIMELINE: 3. - 9.4.2009
FINLAND - Our friend Lisa from Stockholm flew over for the weekend.
Updated: Apr 05, 2009 11:44am PST
2nd winter in Finland
TIMELINE: 3.1. - 2.4.2009
FINLAND & ESTONIA - This second winter was cold and snowy, quite the o ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 1:01pm PST
Mom & Dad visit us
TIMELINE: 7.12.2008 - 2.1.2009
FINLAND & ESTONIA - David's parents visited us for the first time sinc ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 6:18am PST
Japan '08
TIMELINE: 28.11. - 6.12.2008
JAPAN - We toured Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Tokyo, Nara and Osaka in ...
Updated: Jan 06, 2009 10:58am PST
David turns 30!
TIMELINE: 22.9. - 28.11.2008
FINLAND - David celebrated his 30th birthday on October 13th. Also: Pi ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 11:39am PST
Stéphanie & Sabrina visit us
TIMELINE: 18. - 21.9.2008
FINLAND - Stéphanie and Sabrina, from Barcelona and Stockholm respect ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 6:11am PST
Wesley & Morwenna visit us
TIMELINE: 8. - 17.9.2008
FINLAND - Our Welsh friends Wesley and Morwenna (now in Bristol) were ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 12:45pm PST
O'Briens visit us
TIMELINE: 27.8. - 7.9.2008
FINLAND - Paul and Catherine (of Cardiff, Wales) stopped in Helsinki o ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 11:54am PST
Rozbroj family visits us
TIMELINE: 15. - 26.8.2008
FINLAND - Winfried, Sujimas and Boris (our neighbors in Paris) paid us ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 6:17am PST
Finland full circle
TIMELINE: 30.7. - 14.8.2008
FINLAND & SWEDEN - I drove 4600 km/2900 miles around the country, incl ...
Updated: Oct 11, 2009 10:36am PST
US Midwest '08
TIMELINE: 12. - 29.7.2008
UNITED STATES - This was Ria's first trip to the US. We spent the firs ...
Updated: Mar 29, 2009 3:23am PST
Land of the midnight sun
TIMELINE: 2.6. - 11.7.2008
FINLAND - No need for sleep, as it barely gets dark this time of the y ...
Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:35am PST
First wedding anniversary
TIMELINE: 31.5. - 1.6.2008
ESTONIA - We celebrated our first anniversary in Tallinn, a mere 2-hou ...
Updated: Jun 05, 2008 10:10am PST
Flowers & babies in May
TIMELINE: 13. - 30.5.2008
FINLAND - It's nearly summer! Flora, fauna and Finns alike wake up aft ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 11:33am PST
Fabrice & Céline visit us
TIMELINE: 9. - 12.5.2008
FINLAND - Our friends Fabrice and Céline from Paris, freshly sunburne ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 6:13am PST
Springtime in Finland
TIMELINE: 3.3. - 8.5.2008
FINLAND - Not entirely sure whether there is such a thing as springtim ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 10:14am PST
Winter break in Gstaad
TIMELINE: 28.2. - 2.3.2008
SWITZERLAND - We spent our winter vacation with my grandmother and unc ...
Updated: Jul 26, 2008 9:45pm PST
Winter in Finland
TIMELINE: 3.1. - 27.2.2008
FINLAND - Winter is dark and looooong. The sun rises at 10:30 am and c ...
Updated: Jun 05, 2008 10:00am PST
Noel & Liz visit us
TIMELINE: 30.12.2007 - 2.1.2008
FINLAND - David's brother Noel and his girlfriend Liz joined us in Tur ...
Updated: Jun 02, 2008 12:42am PST
Christmas in Monaco
22. - 29.12.2007
MONACO, FRANCE & ITALY - We flew back to Monaco, had dinner in La-Coll ...
Updated: Apr 15, 2008 11:49am PST
Our new home in Helsinki
TIMELINE: 1.9. - 21.12.2007
FINLAND - David began work in Espoo, we moved in on September 10th and ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 10:18am PST
Pancakes in Åland
TIMELINE: 30. - 31.8.2007
FINLAND - Short weekend to the Åland islands and along the Turku arch ...
Updated: Aug 26, 2009 6:33am PST
Looking for jobs in Turku
TIMELINE: 14.7. - 29.8.2007
FINLAND - Life in Finland started off with a dozen barbecues amidst be ...
Updated: Aug 05, 2009 10:21am PST
Last stop in Paris
TIMELINE: 10. - 13.7.2007
FRANCE - Only a few more days in Paris before our Blue 1 flight to Hel ...
Updated: Apr 13, 2008 10:58am PST
UK '07 Honeymoon
TIMELINE: 14.6. - 9.7.2007
UNITED KINGDOM - Our honeymoon tour of Great Britain lasted almost a m ...
Updated: Sep 19, 2008 1:06pm PST
Packin' up
TIMELINE: 11. - 13.6.2007
FRANCE - We stopped in Paris for a few days to pack up and ship our be ...
Updated: Apr 13, 2008 7:46am PST
Third wedding in Gstaad
TIMELINE: 6. - 10.6.2007
SWITZERLAND - We celebrated our wedding with my grandmother (who could ...
Updated: Apr 15, 2008 2:35am PST
Daytrip to San Remo
TIMELINE: 5.6.2007
ITALY - Over to San Remo with Yoshiko, Liz and Noel Liz for a hard day ...
Updated: Apr 13, 2008 6:09am PST
After the wedding
TIMELINE: 3. - 4.6.2007
MONACO - Our friend Yoshiko from Kyoto stayed a few extra days with us ...
Updated: Aug 26, 2009 12:38pm PST
Life in Berlin, part 2
TIMELINE: 14.11. - 9.12. then 12. - 22.12.2005
GERMANY -
Updated: May 04, 2008 10:02am PST
Summer in Paris
TIMELINE: 11. - 21.7. then 26.7. - 23.8.2005
FRANCE -
Updated: May 08, 2008 11:47am PST
Paris to Helsinki by train
TIMELINE: 10.3. - 4.4.2005
GERMANY, DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN & FINLAND -
Updated: Aug 07, 2008 5:43am PST
Paris again
TIMELINE: 9.12.2004 - 9.3.2005
FRANCE, BELGIUM & UNITED KINGDOM -
Updated: Jan 19, 2009 7:49am PST
Around the Balkans by train
TIMELINE: 18.11. - 8.12.2004
SLOVENIA, SERBIA, BOSNIA-HEZERGOVINA, KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, TURKEY, ROMAN ...
Updated: Aug 07, 2008 5:42am PST
First encounter in Paris
TIMELINE: 19.9. - 17.11.2004
FRANCE & MONACO -
Updated: Jan 19, 2009 7:49am PST