Ever since I Left Finland, I had been a lonely backpacker and had been missing good conversations with people, and they “happened” intensely one day in Oslo. And we ended up hanging out from around noon to midnight! Now in my head, you two are associated with whale meat, too realistic statues at the Vigeland …
Already this is my 3rd country in Scandinavia, Norway. First impressions of the capital, Oslo. @September 9th, 2018
Traveling in Europe also means that there are more opportunities for dancing salsa. This is technically a salsa-regaetton song though. Thanks to the organizers of the social. Video thanks to Seonjeong Ryu @ August 31, 2018
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was the first stop in Europe. Among other things, the short daylight in Scandinavia convinced me to visit the region at least by the beginning of September and then gradually make my way to the south of Europe. 6 hours of time difference between Uruguay and Finland was not …
Despite the high prices, I liked Uruguay. I liked the composed nature of people and the small size of the country made me want to be more attentive to its unique stories. But I realized that a lot of things were something that I already became familiar with in either Argentina or Paraguay – tango, …
A couple of days ago, I said goodbye to my car … for now! I shipped the car in a large container along with the vehicles of fellow world travelers at the port in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship carrying the container is expected to arrive in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in about a month, if …
Buenos Aires was my last major destination in the Americas. By giving up on other smaller regions of interest, I could manage to spend a week in Buenos Aires. Aside from the light sickness for the first couple days, there were logistical things to get done to migrate from South America to Europe for both …
On my birthday, I spent the whole day with my best travel companion, my car. I drove from Gualeguaychú to Montevideo, about 350 kilometers or 6 hours. It might just be the tradition of my family, but we do not have a strong culture of celebrating birthdays. So I did not feel particularly lonely being …