KIOSK HELLO

After the last post I thought of three more places in New York to eat: Our favorite falafel, Marco swears by it, I like the pies and the sweets… Rainbow Falafel & Shawarma 26 E 17th St New York 10003 tel: 1 212-691-8641 –union square– And for Thai food, the guy who lived in our […]

so now Klaus from Helsinki (www.fiaskodesign.com) is going to New York and we promised him some suggestions to keep him busy… Again, first things first, places to eat, none of these places are overly pricey: We have already mentioned B & H dairy here on the blog but since it is our FAVORITE and everyone […]

And, if you don’t have much money on you or are not into shopping… my favorite museums in Stockholm: Thielska Galleriet, on Djurgården http://www.thielska-galleriet.se/ Biological Museum, on Djurgården, amazing diaromas http://www.biologiskamuseet.com/ Modern Museum on Skeppsholmen, good cafe there too http://www.modernamuseet.se/index.asp?bhcp=1 favorite park: Haga Parken – located in the north of the city you can rent […]

Now that you have places to eat how about some interesting shops: Svenskt Tenn: for swedish design from the 30’s & on Josef Frank, etc, in Ostermalm Strandvagen 5 tel: 670 1600 Asplund: for contemporary Swedish design, in Ostermalm Sibyllegatan. 31 tel:6625284 Nordiska Galleriet:for contemporary Swedish design, in Ostermalm Nybrogatan. 11 tel: 442 8360 Bo: […]

We have people traveling all over the place in the next few weeks so look for Stockholm, Japan and New York suggestions here soon! To start, some Stockholm resources, #1 on my list is ALWAYS places to eat: (with the phone numbers dial 08 1st if you are not on a stockholm phone) MORNING: good […]

Ok, we did not know it existed but so far we have been introduced to two: the Finnish diner. One of the best things when traveling is being invited into someones home and trying homemade food…not the ready-made stuff you can buy in the markets or at the grocery stores but the normal things which […]

Finnish strawberries, Finnish blueberries, you name it berries, they are all good, better than anywhere else…as is with most things in Finland, they are concentrated! Full of flavor! Eat them fresh from the market or dried, YUM! In a powdered form or in soup, better yet, they are CHEAP a whole 2 pints of red […]

Helsinki dispatch 1….people are wonderful, city is beautiful, so much to see and do, so much condensed in a small area! we are really enjoying it, walking everywhere which makes a big difference, so come here in the spring or summer months, you want to walk around. GREAT food, again and again, not only expensive […]

I have had so many types of licorice today that I really feel suuper-duuper-sikk. Been in Helsinki for two fabulous days now going to great stores and watching finns having a great late summer days. Did you know that finnish is completely uncomprehensible, but really beutiful as a language? Whenever they speak to me, I […]

Here is our route! Getting pretty excited leaving Tuesday morning! Seems like it is going to be great, we have a list of all sorts of things to do, see, people to meet. Finn people have been really supportive, thanks to everyone who has posted info here!