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Edinburgh Day #2: National Museum of Scotland, Dean Village, Circus Lane

After a busy first full day in Scotland, we were happy to see the sun shining when we woke up at the start of our second and, sadly, final day in Edinburgh.

We’d originally…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, United Kingdom
  • Jun, 12, 2026
  • 21 Comments

Getting to Edinburgh + Our First Day (Harry Potter Walking Tour, Royal Mile, Calton Hill)

Let’s ignore the fact that I have almost a month of previous adventures waiting to be written about while I jump ahead to what’s happened most recently.

A mother/son trip to Scotland!

The first job was…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, United Kingdom
  • Jun, 11, 2026
  • 16 Comments

Train Ride from Edinburgh: Potpourri + Patreon Plug

I intended to post yesterday and then time got away from me.

Indy and I are currently hurtling through the Scottish countryside after a whirlwind two-day adventure in Edinburgh. Everything is green, green, GREEN…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure
  • Jun, 10, 2026
  • 26 Comments

Helsinki Catchall 2.0

I’m almost done with recapping our time in Helsinki. One more post—which I’ve yet to write—about the long weekend when my brother and sister-in-law came to visit.

Until I get around to that… here’s…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki
  • Jun, 08, 2026
  • 14 Comments

Some More Random Tidbits About Finland

In my first post with interesting facts about Finland (see here), a few people were a bit horrified by the fact that Finnish police have access to everyone’s tax records. Well, hold on to…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Random
  • Jun, 07, 2026
  • 11 Comments

Visiting Helsinki’s Island Fortress of Suomenlinna

How about some geographic whiplash on this Saturday morning? I’ve been referencing Denmark and the UK a lot lately, but still have plenty to share with regard to our time in Finland.

At the…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki
  • Jun, 06, 2026
  • 8 Comments

A Day Trip from Helsinki: Visiting Tallinn, Estonia

No matter how many times I write out the word Tallinn—which has been happening with surprising frequency lately—I always start by spelling it with a single ‘n’. That is neither here nor there, just…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki
  • Jun, 04, 2026
  • 20 Comments
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