Maybe the title is a bit misleading since Eira is a part of Helsinki. The place I’m writing about today is not in Finland, even though rumours say this place too had been visited by the Vikings. A little island in the Atlantic ocean, 520km west of Morocco, first inhabited by Portuguese settlers in the […]
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Cobbles and dumplings à la Cesky Krumlov
Cesky Krumlov. Southern Czechia, on the river Vltava, a population of 13,000. UNESCO World Heritage Sight. Highly recommended by many. And I concur. Despite the beginning not being completely hiccupless. We arrived in Cesky Krumlov after a less-than-ideal bus ride involving two shattered travellers, five bags (including an insanely heavy plastic bag and Nicola’s comic […]
I had a sandwich in Sandwich
The Earl of Sandwich enjoyed a good gamble. He enjoyed it so much that he prioritised it higher than regular meal breaks, and was often known to request people bring him a slab of meat in between two pieces of bread, so he could munch during his game. His fellow gamers approved of this idea, […]
Feb 23rd: National Banana Bread Day
One of the best things to come from America. My recipe (based on BBC Good Food‘s) Mix 140g butter + 1 dl sugar with machine. Add two eggs. Add max. 2dl flour + 1tsp baking powder + two mashed bananas. Pour 80% in greased tin and put in a 180-degree oven. Scrape remaining 20% […]
Gdansking it for the weekend
Neither Hayzybob nor I had been to a new country this year, and 2017 is coming to a close threateningly quickly. So last month we pinpointed our meeting point to Gdansk, which I’d heard good things and seen beautiful pictures of – a one-of-a-kind town with recognisable circular towers and buildings. It used to be […]
Cafes of Vienna, 3+1
Vienna is known for its good coffee, lavish cakes and buzzing café culture. During our stay we managed to visit one or two, so here we have Viennese cafes, 3+1! (Flashback to my 2016 Central Europe trip, so obviously things may have changed since then…) Café Diglas Cafe Diglas, according to efficient Hayzybobz’s efficient […]
A brief burst of Bratislava
Which city is the only capital in the world that borders two countries? Chances are that you’ve already read the title, and therefore already have rather a reliable hunch for the answer, so give yourself a pat on the back and a large portion of parene buchty (steamed dumplings filled with jam) if you answered BRATISLAVA! […]
The Nams of Seoul: Namsan Tower and Namdaemun Market
Seoul has a tower. Seoul Tower, or Namsan Tower, is a 238m-high building, built in 1980, which marks the highest point of Seoul. Seoul also has a cable car that goes up to the tower. So, I guess it comes as no surprise that on my second day in Seoul, I decided to explore the […]
Seoul-discovering
Make sure you are undaunted and secure with your relationship status when you travel to South Korea, especially if you happen to visit on the 14th. Koreans are well-known for their love of anything adorably cute, beautifully romantic or sickeningly soppy (depending on your way of thinking), and have unofficially christened the 14th as variedly […]
10 Kyoto Must-Try Culinary Delights
Though I spent most of my Asia trip eating epic food, I feel my culinary experiences in Kyoto deserve their own entry. From horse meat sushi to red bean mush-filled raw dough-esque pastries, here we go, in no particular order… The Best of Kyoto Cuisine 1. Conveyor belt sushi Sushi does not get much more traditional than […]