Category: Europe

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“I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.”– Caskie Stinnett

I got a chance to go in a cruise ship From Helsinki to St. Petersburg along with my friends in October 2011.

We had taken the St.Peter’s Line cruise ‘Princess Maria’ from Helsinki Port. It’s an overnight journey from Helsinki to St. Petersburg and vice-versa, we had booked our cabins/berth’s well in advance.

On board’, we have restaurants, bars, excellent duty-free shopping, great music & entertainment, gym and so on.

Follow this site for offers, timings, availability, booking and so on:

https://stpeterline.com/

St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. This is a city with a great history and culture. The best thing with this city is that you can see Architectural brilliance at every corner.There are many churches and cathedrals across the city.

Summer is the best time to visit this beautiful city.

Public transport is good. Travelling within this city is quite cheaper.

I think 2-3 days will be a good itinerary, if you plan a St Petersburg trip.

Some destinations that you can look for:

Peter and Paul fortress

The Winter Palace and the Palace Square

Grand Peterhof Palace and Grand Cascade

Hermitage Museum

St. Issacs Cathedral

Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood

Kazan Cathedral

Mariinsky Theatre

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“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” – Anonymous

I got a chance to go in a cruise ship From Helsinki to Stockholm along with my friends in October 2011.

We had taken the Viking Line cruise named ‘Gabriella’ from Helsinki Port. It’s an overnight journey from Helsinki to Stockholm and vice-versa, We had booked our cabins/berth’s well in advance.

Follow this site for offers, timings, availability, booking and so on:

https://www.sales.vikingline.com/find-cruise-trip/cruise/stockholm-helsinki-vv/

On board ‘Gabriella’, we can enjoy the scenery of the archipelago of the Baltic Sea, the variety of restaurants and bars, excellent duty-free shopping, and great music and entertainment. In that journey, we had spent two nights on board and one day ashore in Stockholm, before returning back to Helsinki.

Stockholm is a place with beautiful landscapes and its one of the well-planned cities with a lot of bridges around (I have read somewhere that there are more than 50 bridges).

It’s true that Stockholm is one of the more expensive cities to visit in Europe.The people are very nice, friendly and helpful.

It’s one of the largest cities in Scandinavia. You can still cover a lot of places by walking as many of Stockholm’s main sights are within walking distance from one another.

Most of the city’s historical charm is preserved. There is nature everywhere. There are lot of museums, parks historic streets and a lot of royal architecture.

Even though Swedish is the widely spoken language, we can still see a lot of English speaking people around.

A Hip-Hop bus tour will also be a convenient option to move around. The public transport charges are slightly on higher side.

People also consider Stockholm as the “Capital of Scandinavia”. You can visit Stockholm at any time of the year, but the best time is from summer to autumn.

I think 2-3 days will be a good itinerary, if you plan a Stockholm trip.

A couple of sightseeing / tourist destination suggestions:

Walk through Gamla Stan

Tour the Archipelago

Spend the day at Djurgården Island

The Vasa Museum

The Royal Palace

Skansen

Skansen

Swedish History Museum

National Museum

City Hall

Norrmalm

Gröna Lund

Viking Museum

Wander Royal Seaport

ABBA the museum

Underground Metro station and train journey

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While I was working with Nokia in Espoo – Finland, I got a chance to visit Lapland in December 2011. 

Santa was so nice, we were lucky to have a chat for few minutes. Cameras are not allowed at the Santa Claus Village. But the officials there will take your picture in their camera and you can buy it at the exit counter. For us, they charged around 25 Euros. 

You also get a chance to cross the Arctic Circle here. They even punch the Arctic circle seal on your passport (Some Charges involved) 

Kudos to these guys, who ensure that the roads are good enough for a safe ride. 

Please check these links for more details:
https://www.santaclausreindeer.fi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_(Finland)

One-line Summary : Visiting Lapland in Finland is and shall remain one of my all-time favourite travel experience. If you are in Finland during December (or infact any time of the year), please don’t miss this fantastic place. Its indeed a Life time experience.

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“I got a chance to go by a cruise ship From Helsinki to Estonia along with my friends in September 2011. We took the Viking Line cruise from Helsinki Port. It’s a 3 hour journey from Helsinki to Tallinn and vice-versa.”

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https://www.sales.vikingline.com/find-cruise-trip/timetables-connections/timetables/helsinki-tallinn/

I did not know much about this place, before visiting the beautiful city.

There were plenty of little Inn’s and guest houses within the Old Town, where you can look for your accomodation.

2-3 days would be a good itinerary:

Some places to see:

• The Old City
• Saint Olaf’s church
• History Museum
• Kadriong palace and Kadriong park
• Lennusadam
• Tallinn City Hall
• Toompea Hill
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
• Toompea Castle
• Raekoja Plats (Town Hall Square)
• Epping Tower
• Maiden’s Tower
• Tallinn Botanic Garden
• Kohtuotsa Viewing Platform
• Telliskivi Creative City