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Oulanka National Park Finland

Finland

Visit Finland Tips : 10 Things Every Traveller Should Know About Their Wilderness!

…region Russian Border. The Ruka-Kuusmao region is close to the border with Russia. We stayed 3km from the Russian border which is marked on the Finnish side with blue and white poles and on the Russian side with red and green ones. However, the nearest official border crossings are 100km away. Most of the buildings and developments in the region are post the Second World War as the area was occupied and devastated during the hostilities. Long snow…

Easter Bunnies on Cunard Queen Elizabeth

Cunard

Cunard Around-the-World Cruise Highlights Week 12: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Home

…e) songs from the 50s and 60s. String Idols, violin duo playing music from Russia, Ireland, America, Eastern Europe and the U.K and covering musicals, film, opera and disco. MacDonald Brothers, a Scottish duo that played multiple instruments and sang. I was familiar with them as they had been on the 2006 series of X-Factor. Ilia and Olesja, billed as charming vertical cloth choreography with a touch of Arabian music”. Cunard Singers and Dancers Sh…

Silver Explorer / Silversea

Silversea Arctic Tips – 9 Questions you should ask before exploring the Arctic on Silver Explorer

…xplore the Arctic in parts of Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, Sweden and Norway. Silversea’s Silver Explorer Arctic season operates around the islands of Svalbard. This has been under Norwegian rule and protection since the 1920s. It is well within the Arctic Circle, being at around 80 Degrees north, and is about a day and half sailing from the northern Norwegian mainland city of Tromso. Silversea run 10-night cruises that sai…

Cruise Ship / Crystal

Exclusive: Crystal Cruises Senior Officers Tips and Insights on Cruising

…s can throw things in the air. For example the sanctions happening between Russia and European Union can affect deliveries once en route and if a container has one disputed product the entire load can be rejected. I hope you enjoyed these insights and tips. For more of my articles, videos and photographs visit : tipsfortravellers.com/crystal Declaration: I travelled as a guest of Crystal Cruises (http://www.crystalcruises.com) on a 12-night Medite…

City Hall Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

travel podcast

Tips for Travellers 150: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

…ll in Geneva Accord in 1960s. With communist controlled north supported by Russia led by Ho Chi Minh and more western leaning south increasingly supported by USA by NGO Dinh Dien. USA decided to see Vietnam as key to stopping spread of communism and entered war between North and South as North wanted to unite under their rule. Very violent and bloody war lasting two decades. USA pulled out support in 1973 but war carried on until North overan Sout…

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Tips for Travellers July Newsletter: Win a Magazine Subscription

…ravellers on Silversea Cruises: In July I will be travelling on a 7 night cruise as a guest of Silversea Cruises. I will be on the Silver Whipser and visiting Croatia, Finland and St. Petersburg in Russia. I will be bringing reviews, insider tips, video tours – and more. For more, and to follow the things I find out about Silversea: Tips for Travellers on Silversea…