Finland

Do you only have 1 day in Helsinki? It may sound daunting, but as someone who as done it before, it is absolutely do-able.  That being said, you may fall in love with the city (as I did) and wish you planned to stay longer (also, as I did) but before you get too far…

When I asked the owner of my hostel for directions to the port he drew a quick route on my map. “Ten minutes max” he promised me, “Twenty if you get super lost. But you won’t; the ships are huge so you will see them a mile away.” I gave myself the 20 minutes figuring…