Today was the day I headed into the highlands of Iceland to drive to Landmannalaugar! I woke up this morning and headed out after a quick breakfast. Last night it was so foggy when I arrived at my guesthouse that I didn’t even realize it was completely surrounded by mountains. When leaving the guesthouse, I was treated to this beautiful…
I arrived in Iceland yesterday, picked my rental car up at the airport, and then drove into town to check in to my guesthouse (Snorri’s Guesthouse). Once I had settled a bit, I walked from there into town to get food somewhere. On the way, I stopped to check out Reykjavik’s famous church, Hallgrimskirkja. I actually came upon it from…
So, I’m not the world’s biggest opera fan, but when I found out that Finland has a world-class opera festival where all the performances take place in a CASTLE, I was so down. The Savonlinna Opera Festival only started on July 6, so I was lucky to be able to catch a performance. Because I’m an opera n00b, I arranged…
Tampere is the second largest municipal area in Finland, and I had booked bus tickets to go here ages ago when I was planning my trip but it kind of snuck up on me! I didn’t even have a brainstorm list of things I wanted to see while I was there (just for a day), and couldn’t really remember why…
I am back after my two nights away from Helsinki! I took a bus to Turku on Wednesday, which is on the west coast of Finland. I really loved it there! It’s a port town and there are lots of museums and other cultural centres, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle from other visitors. I stayed overnight…
