All about French Cheese
Welcome to a virtual cheese tour de France. We tasted the country’s sumptuous variety of cheeses to prepare this little gift to you.
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Tripadvisor Practise Censorship In Discussion Forum
We had a peculiar incident with Tripadvisor discussion forum. All our discussions regarding Greece were deleted yesterday. Earlier a member calling himself aldro10 had been accusing us of lying because we had claimed that Greece was not as cheap as he said it to be. After asking if differences in opinions and mere discussion on various different views qualify as lying, all our posts related to Greece were removed. Also a post where we recommended to check Hospex options, namely BeWelcome, was removed perhaps because it was hindering his efforts to promote his favourite, or his employer’s, hotels.
Free Documentary Film: Crossing the Darién Gap (2013, 2016)
Darién Gap is one of the most difficult areas on earth to travel and it is considered to be extremely dangerous. This documentary film includes footage from a speedboat ride from Turbo to Capurganá, border villages, and the jungle on both sides of the border between Panama and Colombia. There are interviews with two fellow travellers who crossed the Darién Gap, one from Switzerland and another from Peru. Crossing the Darién Gap (40 minutes, Päivi & Santeri Kannisto, 2013 & 2016) has English, Spanish and Finnish subtitles.
Samba Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Today is the last day of Rio Samba Carnival for us. We are not disappointed to the carnival but not too enthusiastic about it either. We discovered that the value for money was not at all satisfactory and the whole spectacle is utterly over marketed. Foreigners travel to Brazil to dance in Sambódromo with bunch of other people, but nobody can actually dance samba, not even dancers from whom coordination is seriously missing. The focus is in nice vehicles and colourful kitsch costumes made from plastic jewels. Samba in Brazil means tourist attraction. Locals flee from the city to avoid the noise and streets covered with piss, shit, and trash.
14th Wedding Anniversary in Batumi, Georgia
Never-Ending Honeymoon: 13th Wedding Anniversary
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary on our never-ending honeymoon. We celebrated it in Tbilisi, Georgia on a beautiful and sunny October day (22°C/72°F). Last year we were in Moscow in freezing temperatures. Not a bad change. We skipped our daily routines such as writing books, making websites, and fixing old blog posts. Instead, we cooked together, had a walk, fixed our broken clothes, watched some old TV series, took photos, and wrote this blog post.
From South Africa to Zimbabwe and Mozambique by Bus
We continued exploring the Southern part of Africa by bus. The whole tour was 5 490 km across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Namibia. We have cut the journey into two parts to make reading a bit more tolerable:Part I: 2 622 km Johannesburg-Harare (Zimbabwe)-Chimoio (Mozambique)-Maputo (Mozambique)Part II: 2 868 km Maputo-Manzini (Swaziland)-Bloemfountain-Maseru (Lesotho)-Windhoek (Namibia)The trip was typically African: bad roads with potholes, slow and aggressive driving, delays at borders because of visas and custom checks (i.e. corruption), and bus breakups.
La Habanera: The Escape From The Rat Race
Download or buy the book | Happiness test | Suomeksi | In HebrewThis is a stripped html version of the original book without any layout or photos. Here you can find all books written by Päivi and Santeri Kannisto.La HabaneraThe Escape From The Rat Race1. edition.The original Finnish edition was published electronically on 22.1.2005.This English translation was published electronically on
2.7.2005
.Keywords: The Rat Race, happiness, happiness test, meaning of life, philosophy, choices of life, art of living, are you happier, how could you become happier, happiest, freedom, free, materialism, materia, possession, property, money salary, real estate, savings, life, living.
Charming Beirut, Lebanon for Vegans and Wine Lovers
Päivi had seen so many beautiful pictures of Beirut that her expectations were high — yet, strangely enough, she was not disappointed. Beirut stands apart from other world capitals in many ways. It is an exciting mix of different cultures: French and Arab, Christian and Muslim, settled and transitory. It has the reputation of being dangerous and yet we haven't felt so safe in many other big cities. You can walk around at any time of the day without the fear of being mugged or harassed. People are friendly and food is amazing. What more can you ask for?
Divided Cyprus - A Rather Schizophrenic Experience
Cyprus is divided in many ways. In 1974, the Turks invaded — or liberated — the North Cyprus depending on which version of history you choose to believe in. After that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was born, while the rest of the country remained under the Greek influence. The difference between the two sides is huge. In the Northern part, life is modest while in the South consumerism has taken over.
Kivaaru päivähoito näuyttää sujuvan. Mutta mihin tuo pentukatras sijoitetaan?
ReplyDeleteKasvavat ja elävät kadulla kuten sadat tuhannet muutkin kulkukoirat täällä Italiassa. Eläinsuojia ja haltuunottajia ei juuri ole. Tosin paikalliset ruokkivat villikoiria ahkerasti ja suurin osa kohtelee niitä hyvin, loput kiertävät kaukaa. Koirat tuntuvat nauttivan vapaudesta ja voivat hyvin.
ReplyDeleteOliko jäykkäkouristus voimassa?
ReplyDeletePäivillä kyllä, Santerilla ei. Hän ei usko lääketieteeseen.
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