Interrupting the radio silence because #Berlin. Last trip for this summer because reasons. But it’s shaping up to be fantastic. Because I’m not rushing. Because there’s time for everything. Because there are so many friends here and I don’t allow myself to think of the friends I’m missing. Just enjoying the ride.
As I’m about to fly home, here are some quick snaps from my wonderful week in Helsinki. Two years ago I spent about 48 hours in this city and I’ve been eager to come back ever since. So happy the first #WCNordic happened here last week which gave me an excuse to spend time connecting and coworking with friends, freezing my butt off exploring the city, and relaxing in all the typical local ways. I had so much fun in the Löyly sauna (did not go in the sea this time but next time for sure!). I fell head over heels in love with the central library Oody – the most wonderful shared space I’ve seen to this day. And I was lucky enough to have lovely people around to share this with and to climb rooftops with at sunset. And, unsurprisingly, now I’m itchy to go North. Next time. Gonna go on an adventure looking for white reindeers. .
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#finland #helsinki #travelphotography #rooftop #sauna #traveldiary #nomadstories #coworkingspace #digutalnomad #instatravel #library #booklovers #ontheroad #finnishmoments #cityskyline
What a magical Sunday we had – an unexpected, quiet, white journey through Moominvalley. The day just kept on going and I didn’t really want it to end. Stayed in bed for several hours unable to sleep rereading some of my favorite Tove Jansson pieces. I had forgotten the brilliance of her quiet wisdom. Thank you for the gift, @phoenix2k ❤️
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“There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that’s a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that don’t fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everything’s quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep—then they appear.” .
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#finland #moomin #ToveJansson #introvert #nomadstories #traveldiary #booklovers #moominvalley #instatravel #moominmuseum #journey #trains #ontheroad
Last report from Sri Lanka before I fly home in a few hours. Had a day to explore Colombo with friends and found a couple of really awesome places I’d gladly go back to. Wright @ Co, the Gallery Café, Barefoot – the store & the garden coffee shop to name just a few. Still, nothing beats @saltyswamis down at Hikkaduwa. Most definitely the gem of this trip. Celebrated March 1st away from home yet again. Plus side: got 70 humans from all over the world to make martenitsi for each other. It was glorious ⚪️🔴 Overall Sri Lanka is a weird mix between Thailand & India, but greener. Like… a lot greener. I would have loved to explore the insides of the island, take the train into the mountains, spend more time surfing the coast, and maybe go East. Alas! Need to go back to Europe for a thing. But got my “Next time in Sri Lanka” list prepped. The Sinhala script, to this day, remains at the top of my favorites list.
ආයුබෝවන් 👋🏻❤️ .
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#srilanka #kalutara #colombo #travelphotography #girlslovetravel #nomadstories #instatravel #hikkaduwabeach #adventure #neverstopexploring
Last #hmretreat day – skipped the trips to avoid the heat & had a bit of fun in the water & chill time in the shade instead with other cheeky humans. @noeltock took some great shots, didn’t he? #srilanka #travelphotography #nomadstories #kalutara #srilankatrip #instatravel #chilling
Good friends and good coffee appreciation post. No matter how exotic a location you’re in, there’s nothing like a really good cup of coffee to make you connected to your own special bubble of the universe. In Sri Lanka we found that in the charming Salty Swamis cafè in Hikkaduwa, conveniently opening at 8 am every morning 20 meters from the place we were staying. Right on the beach as well! So much character & the friendliest staff, fresh food, fabulous ice teas, freshly roasted & grounded beans. Turned out really good coffee was not easy to come by in this part of the country. So we were grateful. #SriLanks #hikkaduwabeach #coffee #coffeeshop #people #travelphotography
#srilanka report 5 days in — sunrise to sunset. Featuring dog love on the beach, surfers, coconuts, indian palm squirrels, rooftop bars, random people and not so random people ⭐️. Not in the shots: the slack-lining, the amazing coffee at Salty Swamies (separate report coming up), my pain in the ass hair gone five times up in size, baby Louis’ funky eyebrows & irresistible giggles. Overall not that terrible.
