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22 August 2016
We checked out from our guesthouse and drove down to Bologna today. The drive through very narrow and remote roads weren’t as worrying today as we didn’t have the same concerns of being led astray by Google Maps. It was a 3h plus journey non-stop but we stopped in Parma for a walk around the […]
21 August 2016
Italians aren’t big on breakfast; usually just coffee and maybe a pastry at most. So we were pleasantly surprised by the relatively big breakfast at our guesthouse consisting of packaged toast, egg and some pastries. Our Nepali hostess had suggested that we take the bus 0915 down to Vernaza and then the boat to explore […]
20 August 2016
It was great to have a hotel next to the train station that goes straight to the airport. The train goes every 20 minutes and I just missed that one at 0600. I got to the airport in plenty of time still to use the lounge after going through Copenhagen’s user-friendly security checkpoint. I found […]
19 August 2016
I walked to the train station and took the train to Helsinki airport. There was no queue at check-in. The kiosk wouldn’t through-check me or my bags to Milan probably because I had 20 hours in Copenhagen. However, I asked at the counter and that was done easily for me, leaving me a little lighter […]
18 August 2016
Today was my day for mushroom picking with my old friend from Yemen days, Sami. The weather was wet. Sami wasn’t free till early afternoon as he had doctor’s appointment. When the rain eased I wandered out back to Market Square and visited Market Hall which I had missed yesterday. It wasn’t a true market […]
17 August 2016
I had tried to change my 1200 ferry to 1000 so I’d have a little extra time in Helsinki. As I had bought a very good promotional fare, the fare difference to pay on changing it was too huge so I left it. I walked to the ferry terminal about 1030. I didn’t want to […]
16 August 2016
Yep, the forecast was right and it turned out to be a wet day. Disinclination and sloth meant that I didn’t make it to the KGB museum or any other museum. I did go out to get my laundry done to avoid the higher prices in Italy. And while waiting I went into a mall […]
15 August 2016
After breakfast, I explored both the upper and lower parts of the old city. My thinking was that the free walking tour at midday might cover some alternative sites or the weather may turn. As it turned out, the free walking tour covered much the same areas but I got a little more insight into […]
14 August 2016
Today I bussed from Riga to Tallinn in Estonia. The 1000 departure meant that I could have a leisurely start, walking from the hostel to the station at 0930. The 4h30 Lux Express bus ride was smooth and went quickly with two movies. Surprisingly the entire journey was on 2-lane roads (one in each direction) […]
13 August 2016
The Kalnciema Street Market across the river came highly recommended so I decided to make my way there by bus after breakfast. Buses, trolleybuses and trams were all free today (and tomorrow) due to the city’s festival day. The weather was drizzly and I needed my poncho. The market was more intimate than I had […]