Welcome to Hei Hei Where's the Munkki!

 Welcome to Hei Hei Where's the Munkki!

Welcome to the Claridge family travel blog, detailing our adventures in Finland from August to October of 2024.  I have organized the posts below in chronological order of their original publication:  The oldest posts are at the top and newest at the bottom.  So if you start at the top and work your way down you'll be reading them in their intended order.

All views and opinions expressed herein are my own and do not reflect the views and opinions of my employer, friends or family.  If you notice a typo, broken link, or image that isn't working, please message me.  More importantly, if you feel that I have made an error or misrepresented your country, city, or cultural experience, also feel free to message me and I'll do my best to rectify the error.  Most importantly, if you want to message me with nice to things about the blog, that's also great!

Suomi

Flight Part I

Flight Part II

Facts About Finland!

Helsinki!

Helsinki Again!

Sisu

Naantali

Moomin World!

Tampere

Keskustori

Finlayson

A Day in the Life

Grocery Stores

Amuri

Pyynikki

Paris Le Premier!

Paris Le Duexieme!

Disneyland Paris!

Paris Le Tragique!

Krakow

Rzeszow

Thoughts on France and Poland

Koskipuisto & Tampella

Finnish Libraries

Tulli & Tammelantori

Hyva Ilves!

Public Transit

Santalahti

Helsinki Again Again Again

At Sea

Stockholm

Addiction

Finnish Parks

The University

Jyväskylä

The Last Week Part I

The Last Week Part II

Helsinki for the Last Time

Arrivals

Reflections

Na na na na, na na na na, hei hei hei...

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