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Helsinki bars for a Sunday and Monday night?

by we11cress 28 May 2012

I am travelling to Finland for a wedding, and a group of us will then be descending on Helsinki on Saturday night - staying until Tuesday.…
Re: Russian Visa - South Africans

by yehliu 27 May 2012

Hi Ruth Thanks for your prompt and professional response. I think you have mixed things up a bit. First, where in the Far East…
RE: Russian Visa - South Africans

by everbrite 27 May 2012

I think you have mixed things up a bit. First, where in the Far East are you located? Do you have residency papers for that country?…
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by sihi 26 May 2012

Tallinn -- do daytrip to the East - Narva-Joesuu and Toila sea resorts, Kuremae convent, Narva old city on Russian border! etc!!
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by Tommi1 26 May 2012

If you find a third person to take the same coach with you, you'll get a group discount, 30 % off.
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by Tommi1 26 May 2012

Onnibus starts running on 4 June. If you had booked your train ticket two months before the departure, you would have paid only 15 euros…
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by lmrtw 26 May 2012

Thanks Tommi1 for all these options, unfortunately I am travelling before 4th June, so cannot take advantage of the 2 for 1 and it also…
RE: Why is British food so ridiculed?

by CapitalistHero 26 May 2012

Food in Helsinki sucks. The only relatively cheap food available burgers and kebabs, and they serve weird kebabs that aren't even in a…
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by Tommi1 26 May 2012

Are you by any chance travelling on Saturday? http://www.vr.fi/en/index/Veturi/specialoffer.html
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by Tommi1 26 May 2012

http://www.onnibus.fi/turku-helsinki/ (in Finnish only)
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by Tommi1 26 May 2012

http://www.vr.fi/en/index/junaliput/tarjoukset_kampanjat/twoforone.html
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by richiavo 25 May 2012

Its a really nice cycle ride
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by lmrtw 25 May 2012

Thanks John, that price quoted was from the VR site today, therefore I guess you are saying it may be more on the day if we don't buy…
RE: Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by johnthefinn 25 May 2012

You may be able to get a reduction on the train by booking in advance from the VR website. Otherwise you will have to bite the bullet.…
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by lmrtw 25 May 2012

Thanks ae123456 and pizwat, these are great suggestions! Sounds like Vilnius has a lot to offer.
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by pizwat 25 May 2012

The former KGB building in Vilnius including the story of how the Lithuanian people prevented evidence destruction when the Soviets were…
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by ae123456 25 May 2012

Of the four I enjoyed Vilnius most. Easy to spend four days there with side trips to Trakai castle and a train to Kaunus. Riga: I enjoyed…
Cheapest way from Turku to Helsinki?

by lmrtw 25 May 2012

Hi, I have taken a look at trains at http://www.vr.fi and a bus at http://www.expressbus.fi and for two people travelling from Turku…
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by lmrtw 25 May 2012

A few days is 2 or 3 days, going in June, interests wise, sights, architecture, food, drink, culture... I guess that equates to a bit…
RE: 2 days Helsinki

by johnthefinn 25 May 2012

I see. Something different from theatres and architecture. That's still a little broad, but the top tourist sights in Helsinki are (in…
RE: Architecture + Design in Scandinavia + Finland itinerary

by johnthefinn 25 May 2012

For Aalto, Jyväskylä would be good. But you can get all the info you need about locations of his work on the site I linked to in my first…
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by pizwat 24 May 2012

Interests, yes, and what time of year? What, to you, is "a few" days?
RE: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by battybilly 24 May 2012

Hi.... We'd all stay somewhere different - because we all have different tastes. What are yours? Give us a clue.
Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius - Where to spend most time?

by lmrtw 24 May 2012

Hi, I have time to spend a few days each in Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius and then an extra day spare, therefore I am wondering…
Re: 2 days Helsinki

by newnoise 24 May 2012

Not the architectural highlite, but visiting all theatres in Helsinki will make me wanting to see something different. Anyway - Thank…