Please be seated – are you ready for takeoff?

I fly too much, I’m a wanderlust/can’t stand still/my feet are burning -type of person.
Controversially I love moving slowly, with my own two feet,
by unbeaten paths,
by roads,
especially railroads,
and yes, also sailing.

I’m a globetrotting photographer and a writer, a remote entrepreneur
constantly on the move.
I travel for work and fun.
I travel for any reason and for no reason at all. 

Slow travel

My trips often last for months, or even years.
Take it easy, take it slow, that’s the theme here.
– Constant traveling, but giving time to get familiar with places.
That is what a digital nomad life is all about.

I was born and raised in Tampere, Finland, and am currently based in Belgrade, Serbia.
With experience of 90 countries (and counting), I’ve got plenty of stories to tell and information to share.

Where I’ve been

I spent a year in Cali just like, uh, 30 years ago and got – if not a stairway to heaven – at least a whole lotta love and support from my American friends to become the person I am today.
So it’s about time to give you back by sharing some information from “the old continent”.

You can catch me (if you can) by dropping a comment on any of my posts.
Please tell me how I could help you and what are the topics you would like me to write about.

I’ve also spent a lot of time in Asia, especially in Japan, my eternal love.
– Japan & Italy are my all-time favorites and will surely be my main destinations on this blog. 

And yes, those 90 countries of course include OZ, NZ, and plenty of countries from Africa to the Middle East.
Haven’t been to Antarctica though. Yet.
But Europe will be my forever home and I want to help you to discover its best-kept secrets and to understand the different cultures and diversity of this wonderful continent.

Themes?

There will be a lot of wining and dining and also hiking and sipping into thermal baths.
Both Italy and Japan are just perfect places for all my hobbies as well as very picturesque to suit my job.

Most of my posts are currently written in my native Finnish, but there will be more in English. 
I’ll write some of those specifically to you and some of my Finnish posts will be translated into English. 
So throw me your wishes if Google Translate won’t do it for you!

Check the English posts category for the currently existing ones.
For quick information about how to get around Europe and where to stay,
you can check the updating list Tour Around Europe.

How did I get here?

I have a rebel mind and a gypsy heart.
I love discovering the places I have never even heard of before.
When I take off I might know the next destination I’ll be landing into,
but where I’ll end up to,
that I do not know,
the adventures I’ll meet,
oftentimes not even the final destination.

I left on a 6-month journey with my hubby Ismo, who also writes here, and we ended up staying abroad for more than seven years in a row. (Well, we still are abroad, so let’s see…)
After all, slow travel is the theme here.

Where on Earth am I and how (the heck) did I get here are my frequent wonders in life.
But I’ll tell you how I got there, maybe making your path a bit smoother.
After all, not all those who wander are lost.

I might be Finnish, but I am not yet finished, so keep following my posts!
Please be seated for takeoff,
let’s go!

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(Updated November 2023)