It's a sad day for us. We just learned about the USA air strikes on the Syrian airstrips. While this may indeed be the right course of action for us, the USA, it is sad to me that it is necessary. It is also concerns me about how other countries will respond. My heart absolutely breaks for those who died in their own country as a result of the chemical attack at the hand of their fellow countrymen. This kind of hideous, heartless brutality must cease, and...

Once travelers enter the European Union, airline passengers flying from country to country are not required to go through customs unless there is something to declare. Although this certainly simplifies arrival at a new location it is somewhat disappointing that we are not collecting the cool stamps in our passports from each country we visit. We have not had to show a passport since Amsterdam. We arrived at Helsinki at 16:40 and were directed to exit B2 to ...