Päivi and Santeri‘s Travel Blog

Our latest quarterly newsletter TV Nomads (Q4/11) is out.

We will not miss Ao Nang, but it was a soft landing for Päivi's parents with great weather, blue sky, and no jellyfish.

Macau is more Portuguese than Chinese. They welcome travellers from EU countries with 90-day entry stamps just like Taiwan.

China is today abundance and megalomania: more cars, bigger cars, lavish houses, maids, fancy downtown offices, and less time.

How to make passwords safer? By making them time-dependent so that they change all the time.

The 7th wedding anniversary on our never-ending honeymoon trip.

Images From Hong Kong.

Zen and the art of making money presents: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance & Power of Now.

We are behind the Great Chinese Firewall and continue blogging later when leaving the country. Nothing seems to work here. See you!

Impressions of the Philippines including weather and beaches, getting there and around, dangers and annoyances.

Kampung life in a chinese-run Takuli chili farm on Borneo, Malaysia. We spent four months in a farm in the middle of nowhere enjoying immensely peace, quiet, the lack of internet, our own compost, washing with rainwater, and the local laid-back rhythm of life.

Making a visa-run from Sabah in Malaysian Borneo to fancy Brunei. Tiny Brunei is extremely friendly for visitors. During our short trip, many people came spontaneously to talk with us, cars stopped politely for us pedestrians, and in the market we got a bunch of bananas as a welcome gift.

Have you ever wondered why people buy so much medicines? Or why there are always more problems than solutions?

We recommend the third class with wooden seats for more cultural experience. Video impressions of travelling by train in Thailand.

Watch a video of our visit to monkey temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand.

Bangkok was in chaos because of "Truth Today" demonstration by the Red Shirts who oppose the dictator and army.

Laos is a paradise for vegans and sportslovers. The downside is only one month visa. We spent a month chilling out in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The place is fabulous if you don´t long for any activities. There is nothing special to do except enjoy the laid-back Lao lifestyle.

How many of the products labelled with recycling sign are being recycled? Recycling tricks us to consume more. Do you sort your trash? Where does it end up? Why?

The Finnish nationalist party True Finns is exploiting Finnish racism, that has been an integral part of Finnish culture for ages.

Visiting Malaysian beach paradise: Perhentian Islands, a paradise for swimmers. Water like gin and no jellyfish.

Living in Penang, Malaysia with Malays, Chinese and Indians plus Western pensioners who are after warmer weather and cheaper living.

We travel without malaria medication because no preventive medication helps for the lethal cerebral malaria. Only hospitals can cure severe P. falciparum.

Santeri is running for the Finnish parliament in the elections held on the 17th of April 2011.

Degrowth would be less harmful, downshifting and reducing consumption, than building more nuclear power.

International Women’s Day is the worst kind of s chauvinism.

Our first free book La Habanera. the escape from the rat race, got a face-lift. The book is available as epub, mobi, PDF, and paperback.

Happy true friend's day, dear friends and soon-to-be friends!

There are three main reasons why people travel to Africa: volunteering, charity, and safari.

Here is some practical information for travelling from South Africa to Zambia by bus. Pack some patience for the trip!

Travelling to Dar is pretty straightforward but getting away is challenging unless you want to spend a lot of money on flights or ride the potholed roads on crappy buses.

Dar Es Salaam is easy to walk and does not feel like a really African city except in one thing: public nose-picking.

Kenya can be surprisingly expensive for mzungus, the white people. We got scammed by Solomon, the owner of Ndoto Apartments in Ukunda, Diani Beach, Kenya.