Travel Days Thursday 20th Jan The flight was quite good, all bar the turbulence a few hours before we landed in Hong Kong. Our plane landed late, so by the time I got out of the main part of the airport it was almost 5pm. Utilising the services at the Tourist Board I called a few Guest Houses to check for availability, then the girls at the Tourist Board assisted with directions. I boarded the A21 bus and watched Hong Kong unfold through the bus window. Had ...

Three days exploring Helsinki Monday 17th Jan This morning I hopped on the Audio Tour Bus, where you can choose to listen to the tour in one of 10 different languages. They really cater for tourists. I am amazed continually at how many languages people from European countries can speak. The tour took just less than 90 min and showed us and explained the different buildings, history, markets and Olympic buildings. It was quite good and gave me the orientation ...

Sunday 16th Jan - A Day to follow my intuition A shower sitting down was unusual to say the least, but it was great to wash my hair. There was no hotel restaurant, nor did it have any laundry facilities - I'd have to hand wash some things to get me through until I got home. I spent the day walking around Helsinki, going with the flow and not referring to the map much. I found the Helsinki Cathedral and when I entered (after reading a sign outside that informe...