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Rental villa in Tuscany
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 20 pvWe spent the last week of August in a rental villa in Tuscany with family and friends to celebrate my 50th birthday. The rental period was Saturday-Saturday and we had people arriving...
A weekend in Vääksy
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 05.08.2022Last Friday we took a weekend trip to Vääksy. Exploring the village We arrived on Friday afternoon and checked in at Vääksyn Apteekinmajoitus. The B&B is located in the old village pharmacy...
National Palace of Pena, Sintra and Cascais
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 08.07.2022For our last day in Lisbon, I had booked a day trip to Sintra and Cascais. The meeting point was at a hotel where we got arranged into vans and each...
Sightseeing in Lisbon on a hop-on-hop-off bus
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 27.06.2022On our last day in Lisbon we opted for an activity I enjoy in almost any city. We took a couple of hop-on-hop-off bus tours. Belém Line First, we...
Stunning views over Lisbon
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 16.06.2022Our second day in Lisbon was filled with more walking and some shopping. Funiculars and Bairro Alto After breakfast, we headed out to find the Elevador da Bica. This funicular or tram...
Lisbon made an impression
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 06.06.2022I’m finally back and so is international travel. I turned 50 in late May and we’ll celebrate our 25th anniversary this week so it was time high time for a trip. After many ifs and buts and...
Delicious food in Tallinn
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 07.04.2022We took a quick minibreak in Tallinn a couple of weeks ago. We took the ferry on Sunday afternoon, spent Monday in the city and took the ferry back home on Tuesday morning. Lovely 5 star...
Another Helsinki staycation and wine bar visit
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 23.02.2022As I’m a sucker for any type of hotel offer, I simply had to book another staycation when Scandic made an offer I couldn’t refuse. So the weekend...
Christmas in Lapland – part III
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 18.01.2022Our prediction for Sunday was spot on and the gondola and slopes were open. Last day skiing On Sunday we got to explore a few more slopes we could...
Christmas in Lapland – part II
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 07.01.2022The next day was Christmas Eve which is when Finns typically celebrate Christmas. We didn’t really have any plans to celebrate Christmas except eat...
Christmas in Lapland – part I
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 30.12.2021This blog has been dead for months as I’ve been in a COVID funk and not felt like writing on anything travel related. Somehow not having any hope or...
Hubby’s birthday dinner at Kuusi Palaa
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 14.10.2021Hubby had his birthday on Monday and instead of a present, I booked a hotel and dinner for us. It almost felt like an extended weekend even though I...
Olavinlinna castle and crepe café
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 01.10.2021On our last day in Savonlinna, we started the day by touring Olavinlinna castle. We also walked to Sulosaari island that houses the Kalliolinna crepe...
Rainy day and ring seal safari
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 20.09.2021A shorter post on one of our main activities while in Savonlinna. Thursday kicked off with breakfast that was served at Lossiranta Lodge. The breakfast rooms were unique and cozy and...
Imatra and Savonlinna
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 14.09.2021After leaving Lappeenranta we headed towards Savonlinna for the second leg of our vacation. On the way, we made a few stops to kill time. Imatran Valtionhotelli and rapids We first stopped...
Museums and Lappeenranta’s favorite street food
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 31.08.2021On our second day in Lappeenranta we decided to visit a couple of museums. The first one was the Wolkoff House Museum. The house is one of the oldest...
Lappeenranta offered culinary delights
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 26.08.2021Our summer vacation rolled around in mid-August. Our first stop on this year’s “COVID vacation” was Lappeenrata. Fortress area We started our...
Naantali – medieval churches and crappy service
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 09.08.2021On our second morning in Naantali, we decided to walk to Kailo island that is home to Moomin World. We chose to skip Moomin world and simply strolled...
Naantali – beautiful old town
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 04.08.2021For the second half of our workation we spent three nights in Naantali (https://visitnaantali.com/). Mini cruise We arrived in Naantali on Thursday...
Mathildedal – cute alpacas and tasty food, pa...
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 30.07.2021I left off at returning to our digs for some work on Monday afternoon. Terho’s pizza and more tasty cider After finishing work we headed to Village...
Mathildedal – cute alpacas and tasty food, pa...
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 26.07.2021Last week it was time for a change of scenery even though our vacation is not until August. On Sunday we headed to Mathildedal an old ironworks...
Celebrating 24 years of marriage
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 22.06.2021We celebrated our wedding anniversary in early June. It seems incredible to me that I have been traveling with my hubby for over 24 years – where...
Birthday celebration in Turku
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 03.06.2021This year I decided to celebrate my birthday in my old hometown Turku. This is the city where both me and hubby went to Uni and where we met and eventually fell in love and married. I also...
May Day brunch at restaurant Penny
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 03.05.2021This weekend Finland celebrated “Vappu”, which is one of the four biggest holidays along with Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and Midsummer. The...
Learning about wine
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 15.04.2021I attended a wine course in February but just received the test result last week and since I passed, I figured it would warrant a blog post. I am by no means a wine expert but have always wanted to learn more about the...
Another staycation: New hotel and classic res...
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 05.03.2021A couple of weeks ago it was time for another staycation in Helsinki. There is this newish hotel I was dying to test out and as it was blini season...
The million-dollar question
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 09.02.2021The one question I’ve been asked a lot lately is what the first place is you’ll travel to when it is possible. For me, the answer is kind of easy. As soon as it is possible, I want to...
Two-day minibreak in Helsinki
The Cosmopolitan Epicure · 21.01.2021This post has been in the making forever as my new job has kept me busy and I’ve ignored my blog. Hotel Haven never fails After Christmas, we spent two nights at our favorite hotel in...
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