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last update:Aug142019December 12, 2013August 14, 2019Go tocommentsby Santiago H

Helsinki’s Seurasaari Christmas Trail

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The Seurasaari Island is a museum-island full of nature near Helsinki’s center. It’s a very popular sight, and checking it out is without a doubt one of the top things to do in Helsinki. But during the Christmas season there is an extra incentive to pay a visit: the Seurasaari Christmas Trail. The tradition of the Seurasaari Christmas Trail Bus 24 from the center of…

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last update:Aug012019November 27, 2013August 1, 201910Commentsby Santiago H

The “Lapland Express”: a Helsinki-Rovaniemi High Speed Train

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Traveling by train has its charm. In the era between traveling by horse and by plane, trains dominated the transport of people and goods (they still do, of course, but mainly for short routes). There are some trains that stick in the collective imagination. For instance the Orient Express, that makes the link between Paris and Istanbul; The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, whose fictionalized version is…

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last update:Feb222025November 6, 2013February 22, 20251Commentby Santiago H

Gay Helsinki: a gay guide to Finland’s capital

Posted in Finland Tourism, Helsinki

The other day I was looking over a travel guide from Germany and found a special section: a list of recommended places that are gay friendly. Since it really is an important aspect for many travellers – for instance, gay tourism from Russia into Finland has increased since Russia’s anti-gay laws were passed – and we haven’t yet talked about that here on Big in…

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