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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Happy Birthday! I got you Helsinki!
In other posts I’ve mentioned that I have given Mike states for his birthday. I still haven’t come through on his most important one, his 50th state of Hawaii. Much to my chagrin, this is something that he reminds me … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Europe, Hotels, Restaurants, Scandanavia, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Blue 1, Café Ekberg, Europe, exploring, Finland, Fuga Music Shop, H&M Department Store, Helsinki, Helsinki Card, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilton Helsinki Vantaa, Hotels, International Herald Tribune, Scandinavia, Sibelius, Sibelius Monument, Suomi, Traveler, Traveler's Century Club, world travel, WPLongform
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Sleepless in Stockholm Part 2
We were ready to explore. Once again, we crossed the bridge from Norrmalm to Gamla Stan. This time 15 pounds lighter. Our backpacks were safely stored in a luggage locker at the central station. It was early, around 10:00am and … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, exploring, Finland, Gamla Stan, Helsinki, Hotels, Hotels.com, Norrmalm, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel, Traveler, Vasa, Vasa Museum, Vasamuseet, world travel, WPLongform
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Sleepless in Stockholm Part 1
We knew about the 20,000 attendees for the European Diabetes and Internal Medicine conferences during the week that we would be in Stockholm. What we didn’t know is that there was a big race planned for that weekend too. 20,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Europe, exploring, Hotels, LogInn Hotel, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Stora Vikingen, Sweden, Travel, Traveler, WPLongform
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Scanada-navia
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. My iPhone has become an incredibly useful tool. I use the map app as GPS for road trips. I can search the Urbanspoon or Trip Advisor apps for restaurants close to … Continue reading
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Tagged Copenhagen, Denmark, Finland, Helsinki, iPhone, LAN, Norway, Oslo, Scandinavia, Travel, Traveler's Century Club, US Airways, WiFi, world travel, WPLongform
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And They’re Off!
There’s nothing like kicking off a European trip by visiting America’s historical sites. That’s how we started this latest adventure. Our flights to Oslo were out of Philadelphia and it was cheaper to drive there than fly so we decided … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlington Hyatt, Copenhagen, Denmark, exploring, Expresspark, Finland, Helsinki, Hotels, Hotels.com, iPhone, iPhone apps, John Adams, Mitsitam Café, Monticello, National Museum of the American Indian, Norway, Priceline, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Information Center, Thomas Jefferson, Travel, Traveler, VOA, Voice of America, Washington D.C, world travel, WPLongform
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