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The Finn’s

Posted on March 21, 2013 by tosabarbell

It would be negligent to not mention the locals we encountered during our Suomi visit. The first Finn we met sat between us (I like the window, Bigg likes the aisle) on the plane ride from Helsinki to Kuusamo. He … Continue reading →

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3 Kisses

Posted on March 20, 2013 by tosabarbell

Whenever I travel, I want to embrace the locals. To go somewhere new and not take in the culture is a travel sin and the gods know I do enough of that already. We arrived in Helsinki Wednesday afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Iz Good

Posted on March 19, 2013 by tosabarbell

We had lunch Saturday with one of my favorite new Finnlanders (and I have about 15 favorite new Finnlanders.) Mikko spoke pretty good broken English and it seemed whenever he didn’t know what else to say, an “Iz Goood” would … Continue reading →

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Ozzie to Cash

Posted on March 15, 2013 by tosabarbell

It was only a matter of time before we’d find our Finn version of McBob’s. We asked our hotel staff about finding a good cup of coffee and they sent us to Twin Peaks bar. They were right. Not only … Continue reading →

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