by Oliver | Nov 4, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Tampere, Finland is about two hours inland from Turku. It’s the largest city in the Nordic region of Europe not along a coast. In the 1820’s, the arrival of the textile industry ushered in the Industrial Revolution for Finland. This has left its mark as the city...
by Oliver | Nov 3, 2015 | Travel Posts |
My journey from Stockholm to Turku was much different than the monarchs and pirates took from previous centuries. My journey was a regularly scheduled ferry service, which takes about 11 hours. Rather than a warship, I boarded a cruise ship, with a bow that opens up...
by Oliver | Oct 30, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Stockholm, Sweden sits on fourteen islands. Legend has it that its settlers were from a city in the North. These inhabitants were tired of being plundered by pirates and needed a new location that they could effectively fortify. It is said they chopped down trees to...
by Oliver | Oct 23, 2015 | Travel Posts |
This past Wednesday I left Denmark by train to head back into Sweden. My next stop was Malmo, the third largest city in Sweden. A distinct mark on the city skyline is the Turning Torso, the tallest building in Scandinavia. Malmo also has a sculpture called the Knotted...
by Oliver | Oct 22, 2015 | Travel Posts |
Photo from CNN There has been much discussion regarding some of the remarks made about socialism in Scandinavia, particularly Denmark since the Democratic debate in the United States. A friend asked me to share any insight I might have gained regarding socialism in...
