October 2012

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Traveling Slow in Ireland

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 30, 2012

When it comes to Ireland I don’t really know where to start. It is, or was, my home. A place I still call home even though I only make appearances once or twice a year. And a place where I could be called more of a tourist these days than […]

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Flying with a Baby Turned Toddler

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 22, 2012

Four weeks. Three destinations. Eight flights. Couple of train journeys and touring our destination in a camper van. Travelling companion: a baby who’s turning into a toddler. When did this happen? The little baby who very recently ate and slept through flights, train journeys and bus rides now rests only […]

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Best Laid Plans. That Fail.

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 15, 2012

“Saunatonttu” is a kind little elf living in the Finnish saunas. Here’s ours! All that mystery around our next European travel destination and here we are, in my native Finland. The land of sauna, Santa Claus and some seriously good ice-hockey players. This is the place where I come to unwind. […]

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Three Months and Counting

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 8, 2012

I think it was on Saturday. I had come from an early morning “trilletur” (walking with your baby in the pram put into one Norwegian word), the baby was snoring softly outside (gets it from her dad for sure) and I was sitting on the steps of our house drinking […]

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Life in Pictures: Autumn in Norway

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 4, 2012

Earlier this week I might have referred to Norwegian weather in a not highly positive context. I think I had all the right, it was miserable. And the same continues, but even though you might have not guessed, I do love the weather here. There are four seasons, to start […]

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Life in Norway: Living in the Happiest Country of the World

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 1, 2012

Just last week we were basking in the sunshine of the Portuguese beaches, with the only annoyance being little sand grains creeping everywhere. Of which some of them even made the journey back home. And now? Home sweet home. Foggy, rainy, autumnal Norway. Bills to be paid. Routines to be […]

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