The Travels of Päivi and Santeri

Crossing the Darién Gap (Darien Gap) and hiking in the jungle from Colombia to Panama

Limited, free download of Päivi Kannisto's scientific article Extreme Mobilities: Challenging the Concept of ‘Travel’ that was published in Annals of Tourism Research volume 57, pages 220–233.

Päivi Kannisto: Global Nomads and Extreme Mobilities (Ashgate/Routledge, 2016).

Travelling to Sri Lanka is like going back in time. There are not too many tourists around and the atmosphere is laid-back. It is like Thailand some 20+ years ago.

Taiwan is a good place to start experiencing Chinese culture. It is more civilised, there is less trash, people are not spitting everywhere, you can enter the country without a visa, and there is a little bit less pollution. You can even see blue sky almost daily.

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Is a long marriage better than a short one? Rethinking wedding anniversaries from the point of quality rather than the length of the relationship.

We arrived in South Korea just before tensions grew at the border of North Korea. Both sides fired at each other some 60 kilometers from the capital, Seoul. We arrived in South Korea just before tensions grew in the border of North Korea. Both sides fired at each other some 60 kilometres from the capital, Seoul. North Korea presented an ultimatum: if South Korea will not stop broadcasting propaganda, North Korea is going to attack. Calm surface, turbulent underneath People in Seoul continued their life as usual despite the threat. They walked their dogs, hurried to work, and planned the future. South Koreans have learned to live with their neighbour in the same way as the Finns with Russia. The fear is ever present, but it is not something people think about in their everyday life. Under the calm surface, South Koreans are anxious. They work obsessively. Most take only one week of their annual leave although they are entitled to 15–25 days. The global average is 20 day...

JamHouse offers shared housing in Tokyo and Kyoto with Japanese roommates. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know locals, especially people who are thinking out of the box.

The Finn-Savotta Challenge. Read about our experiences and life on the road with new Savotta LJK12 and Savotta 90 backpacks.