Author Archives: ianmacd

We’re at the border with Russia, quite literally. It’s just a few hundred metres away from our hotel. An endless stream of cars, lorries and pedestrians make their way in both directions across the so-called friendship bridge. On this, the … Continue reading →

Our guesthouse doesn’t really offer breakfast. I say ‘not really’, because it ostensibly does, but the proprietor didn’t seem keen on the idea yesterday, so we deduced it would be better to venture out and find our own this morning. … Continue reading →

It was an early start on Tuesday, as we had the ferry to catch. After breakfast, Sarah checked out while I retrieved the car and we then made our way over to the port. The ferry back to Tallinn was … Continue reading →

We ticked off the final item on our Helsinki to-do list today by visiting the famous Stockmann department store, which offers free, one hour babysitting for shoppers’ children. After some trepidation at the idea of entering, Eloïse went on to … Continue reading →

Another day to defy the forecasts, today was beautiful and Helsinki bathed in glorious sunshine for the duration of the day. After breakfast, we took the ferry from Kauppatori to the island of Suomenlinna, the site of a 250 year … Continue reading →