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Couchsurfing Corporation
Posted: 2011-09-06 01:08:11, Categories: Travel, Hospitality exchange, 780 words (permalink)Twelwe days ago CouchSurfing, the most popular hospitality exchange site,switched from a non-profit status to a corporation, collecting a 7.6million USD venture capital investment. Quite a few members haveexpressed disappointment and reacted to the… more »
On the München-Venedig trail, part 3: Italian flatlands
Posted: 2010-09-27 17:41:01, Categories: Travel, Hospitality exchange, Italy, Hiking, 818 words (permalink)We descended from the Alps to Longarone, a small town near Belluno, in North-Eastern Italy. The high peaks of the Dolomites gave way to lower, grass-covered mountains, then hills, and finally to the flatlands of the Veneto region. The route f… more »
My new travel companion
Posted: 2009-11-30 23:03:37, Categories: Travel, General, Finland, Norway, Hospitality exchange, Germany, 487 words (permalink)In the picture you can see me and Sandra on the way to Mt. Roan in
Norway. She is my new companion on my travels — and in life.
We met in Helsinki in March 2009 at a Hospitality Club sauna party and
ended up cooking together in the middle… more »
Change of the year greetings
Posted: 2008-12-23 12:29:10, Categories: General, Finland, Hospitality exchange, 297 words (permalink)I just published my 2008 Christmas and New Year card, available both
in Finnish
and in English.
I wish you happy holidays of the end of the year and even better new year 2009!
And for those readers who don't follow the Gregorian calendar or simply r… more »
Diving into arts in Helsinki
Posted: 2008-10-31 01:08:50, Categories: Travel, Finland, Hospitality exchange, Helsinki, Literature, Movies, 730 words (permalink)When traveling, I'm breathing in a new environment every moment. In
Helsinki, I'm familiar with the surroundings and how the system
works. Part of that is easy access to information what is happening around. As a
result I end up going to more co… more »
