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Runni Spa in Central Finland – promoting it’s Slow Travel theme
Hi!I just visited in recently in central part of Finland – in Northern Savo Region. There is located one traditional spa called Runni. It is quite famous among Finns because so many famous politicians and artists have been visiting there and it is having quite long history.I was staying couple of nights at Manor House…
Slow Travel – Slow Movement
I was investigating the phenomenon of Slow Travel. I found from Wikipedia one explanation for Slow Movement. What was kind of suprising thing was that I was testifying the start of this movement, because I lived in Rome in 1986 when protests against McDonalds and local authorities were raised up. I was curious about this,…
Great Midsummer festivities!
Finland is celebrating !Midsummer, which means pretty much that everything is closed and most of the locals have been deserting cities and towns heading to the countryside. So did we at least.We wish you great Midsummer time! See you and hearing from you next week! ToolBox-travel marketing & consulting
Meeting with St.Petersburg City Tourism authorities 23.6.2011
Hi! I just arrived from a meeting (23rd June, 2011 at 3.38 p.m. local time) with St.Petersburg City Tourism authorities. There were ALL startings with Mrs. Marianna Ordhonikidze, Mrs. Elena Pozdeeva, Mrs. Nana Gvichia , Mr. Alexander Martynov and Mr. Lev Kuznetsov. We were talking about cooperation with tourism information, joint marketing campaigns, meetings industry operations, organizing joint events, about ENPI…
Helsinki most livable city in the world by Monocle
See the article itself by clicking this link: http://monocle.com/sections/affairs/Web-Articles/Most-liveable-city-Helsinki/
Quick reminder
I was today reading hundreds of e-mails after my vacation. I was reading one my colleque has sent to me couple of weeks ago. In the end there was greetings and then the ONE which was striking me – aphorism. I liked it a lot so I put here too.”Il viaggio non soltanto allarga la…
IATA “attacked” by Qatar Airlines
Interesting news from the recent IATA summit in Singapore.Source: TravelMole by Dinah Hatch 8.6.2011″Qatar Airways’ chief exec has attacked airline industry body IATA, saying it is “run for the few, by the few”.Akbar Al Baker blasted the organisation during a session at the IATA AGM in Singapore, saying it failed to be adequately transparent in…
Experiences from Italy
Hi!I just came back from Italy – my second home I could say. This time I spent some time in Rome and in Tuscany. I have been living in Rome and visiting in Tuscany many, many times. I have some friends living in Southern Tuscany, in Sovana which is a very small village. The area…
To Celebrate – Every 1s A Winner!
Due to my 50th birthday next Monday I wanted to share this video with you guys! 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejHpNr0lB6I
One thought for today – Carpe Diem. Watch the video!
I got this link from my friend Satu Raunola from Sydney, Australia. Thank you Satu for this! The guy in this video is explaining his thoughts when his plance crashed! I found his experiences extremely facinating and at the same very positive. This tragic event had a silver lining definitely. Press the link and enjoy the video! http://www.ted.com/talks/ric_elias.html