After two rounds of announcements from the cockpit, one in Arabic and the other in Hindi, the English translation finally came on. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New Delhi, India.” Finally! It had been 31 hours of travel, including 4 flights and 3 countries, and I was exhausted and felt disgusting. Though I consider myself … More Hello, India!
After 14.5 hours, Britt landed safely in New Delhi, India. A driver and coworker from IKEA were waiting for her at the airport and then took her out to dinner. Where did they go for Britt’s first Indian meal? Domino’s. Super cultural, right? Britt said that while they were packed in the small restaurant eating … More Welcome to New Delhi
After having breakfast in Rovaniemi, Lapland on Thursday morning we flew to Helsinki and had lunch, then it was off to London where we had fish and chips for dinner. The next morning we had an early flight to Chicago, and ended the first leg of our trip. It’s bittersweet to be back home. We … More Home Sweet Home
Our visas are up, our money is spent, we’ve made some great friends and had an absolute blast, but now it’s time to say “moi moi” (goodbye) to Finland. So sad to be leaving, but we’re looking forward to coming back…soon!
This morning, several hours before the sun was up, we rode out of Turku for the last time. A few tears were shed as we left our home away from home. We have really come to love Turku, and absolutely enjoyed our past 6 months there. Though we left our apartment, we are not done … More Official Hometown of Santa Claus
The Wild Rose 