Monday, August 6, 2012

August 2012: Athens - Mykonos

Summer holidays at last!!

August means holidays and finally we get to relax a bit and appreciate the beauty that Greece always manages to offer to holidaymakers no matter the season.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

June Journeys 2012 (Vol. II)

JUNE JOURNEYS: Helsinki

Brussels Charleroi-Turku-Helsinki

From Brussels we flew to Turku in a tiny airport where we had to wait for the next bus and then head to the train station. The local bus ticket was €2.50 and it takes you to the city centre which is about 15 minutes away from the airport. We stopped at the Market square and had to walk for 10 minutes to get to the Main train station of Turku. We booked our train tickets ahead from VR (www.vr.fi) which proved to be a very reliable company with excellent trains and service.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

June Journeys 2012 (Vol. I)

JUNE JOURNEYS: Brussels

Larnaca - Brussels Charleroi

We flew there with Ryanair arriving to a small but modern airport, Brussels Charleroi airport which is in the south part of the city. From there you can access the centre either by taxi or shuttle bus. The taxi was the most expensive choice since they run on a fixed tariff starting from €25.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

June Journeys 2012

JUNE JOURNEYS

Our next push pins on the map of journeys will be a series of European cities starting from Larnaca to  Brussels then on to Finland and at the city of Turku from where we'll head to Helsinki by train and then take a plane to Oulu, which is further north of Finland. From there again we'll take a train arriving to Kajaani. Kajaani is a place we would never have searched for before but since business is calling for us there, we somehow feel more excited to discover lands that might never cross our paths again.




On our way back we will start from Kajaani then on to Tallinn, Riga and Brussels before arriving back to Larnaca. Tallinn and Riga will be transit flights so our time in those cities will be minimum to none, hopefully public transportation and endurance will help us explore those cities a bit.

The problem so far with booking this trip seems to be the accommodation since both Brussels and Helsinki are too expensive for european cities and without offering a high number of options.