Tag Archives: tour

Getting a Russian Visa: tips from experience

Chris and I spent a month in Northern Europe this fall (Finland, Sweden, and Russia). It was a fantastic trip all around, but obtaining a Russian Visa was a bit harrowing. We wanted to share our experience here so other Americans can learn what to expect, and what steps to take to get a visa [...]

Bluewalks map of a neighborhood walk

This is a test of a service I recently heard of called bluewalk.com that lets you create walks or walking tours in various places, not unlike what I was doing with Google Maps for our recent Northern European trip. This map is of a walk Chris and I took on our first day back from [...]

Finland, week 1

Chris and I have been in Finland for about a week now. I participated in the FinnFacts blogger tour (hearing about various web 2.0 startups in Finland). And Chris has been putting on workshops and giving talks. Until this weekend, we had very little free time. Last week we arrived in Helsinki on Sunday, September [...]