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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Aleksi at Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo

Transit Travel: A Summer Day in Helsinki, Finland

December 4, 2016

I spent a leisurely Saturday exploring the specialty coffee scene in Helsinki, concluding my evening with a delightful meal that let me vicariously explore Helsinki and its surrounding forests. Instead of indulging in the almost masochistic pleasure that can only arise from knowing the pain of separation that comes from familiarity, transit travel allows one to experience the beauty in fleetingness itself

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In travel highlights Tags helsinki, finland, helsinki coffee, helsinki restaurant, good life coffee, kahvila savy, helsingin kahbipaahtimo, thehuone, restaurant ask, layover
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The calm tarmac belies the transit horror that is LHR

In Transit

September 25, 2015

[...] I stood in line for the shuttle hoppa, for bus H54, that would take me to Renaissance Heathrow Hotel. I’m stranded here for the night because my incoming flight to London Heathrow was delayed, making me (and several other people) miss my onward connection...

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In travel highlights Tags travel, airport, london, renaissance heathrow hotel, layover, hotel, heathrow
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