You might have noticed that we are no longer blogging here. The reason is that we are no longer “South…
One of our final EU trips before we moved back to SA was to Stockholm, Sweden in July. Bronwyn, my…
The final stop on our European tour in May was Pompeii. We weren’t 100% sure if we would go there-…
The last leg of our summer trip was Rome – we had left a cold and rainy Venice and arrived…
En route from Vienna to Rome we had one and a half days in Venice – it was an amazing…
After three exciting days in Prague, we headed to Vienna to continue our summer holiday. Day 1 We arrived at the…
We kicked off our Summer 2013 holiday by visiting Prague – we had heard many good things about this city…
We recently popped across the Gulf of Finland to St. Petersburg, taking advantage of the 72 hour visa-free travel option…
If you are a keen nature lover and want to find owls in Finland, your best option is to join…
The Espoo Musuem of Modern Art (EMMA) is located in the Tapiola suburb of Espoo, only a short bus ride…
Vappu (1 May) is probably the biggest annual “public” celebration in Finland – while there are other days that are celebrated…
A while ago I spotted a rather unusual design for a bike stand near our apartment… These two very cool…
You may have noticed that we’re running adverts on our blog. We spent a lot of time debating if we…
In Helsinki there are about 180 km’s worth of groomed ski tracks – and at least an additional 500 km of tracks…
There are lots of interesting hidden things in Helsinki, and after living here for more than two years we’re starting…
Over Easter we spent some time in the suburb of Ruoholähti, in the south-western corner of Helsinki. The area was…
This site has been a relatively quiet for a few weeks now… mostly because Brigitte and I have been quite…
After a long winter, spring has finally arrived in Helsinki. We had over 120 days of snow (and there are…
Nearly two years ago Brigitte and I visited Tiilikkajärvi National Park with Miska. Recently I was back there with Miska again,…
We are moving in less than 5 months time. We offered to spread the word for our landlord regarding the renting…
So I realized that I’ve actually blogged a fair amount about various “birds” in Helsinki – for example the ostrich…