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WJ Tested: Mustio Manor – Discovering Finland’s Historical Properties

WJ Tested: Mustio Manor – Discovering Finland’s Historical Properties

WJ Tested – WAVEJourney Visits Mustio Manor – Discovering Finland’s Historical Properties Arriving in Finland for the very first time, we really didn’t have any clue what we would find in this Scandinavian country of endless forests, lakes, and remote islands. But within a couple of hours of arriving at Helsinki International Airport and picking […]

WJ Tested: Globus La France Motorcoach Tour Review

WJ Tested: Globus La France Motorcoach Tour Review

WJ Tested: Globus La France Motorcoach Tour Review France, the largest country in Western Europe, is the most visited country in the world. To cover a vast area of territory in a limited amount of time, Globus offers a comprehensive 15-day escorted motorcoach tour of this diverse country. WAVE Journey tripped with Globus this past […]

WAVEJourney Discovers Helsinki, Finland: Hooked on Helsinki!

WAVEJourney Discovers Helsinki, Finland: Hooked on Helsinki!

WAVEJourney Discovers Helsinki, Finland: Hooked on Helsinki! By Jill Hoelting, Photos by Vivienne Chapleo I’ll be honest… I’m not much of a city person. Not into the hustle and bustle of pedestrian-packed avenues and the frenetic energy that wires a large urban area. Growing up in a small town framed by fields, woods and green […]

European Waterways Canal Barge Anjodi Review

European Waterways Canal Barge Anjodi Review

European Waterways Canal Barge Anjodi Review WJ Tested: Cruising the Canal du Midi in the South of France An introduction to barge cruising on the Canal du Midi and Anjodi: In the 17th century in the south of France, Pierre-Paul Riquet created a masterpiece.  His canvas stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea…  Riquet […]

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Finland

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Finland

WAVEJourney Travel Tips: Discover Finland Did you know that Finland has had its independence for less than 100 years? Did you you know that Finland has so many islands that there are enough for every 30 Finns to share one? Did you know that Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is the northernmost national capital on the European […]

WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Oslo

WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Oslo

WAVEJourney Travel Tips for Norway – Exploring Oslo Situated at the head of Oslofjord, Oslo touts itself as the Capital of Culture and Nature. As Norway’s capital, it is the largest city with a population of approximately 600,000. Including the greater Oslo region, the population bumps up to around 1million. Oslo is both the country’s […]

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Geiranger to Alesund

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Geiranger to Alesund

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Geiranger to Alesund By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Continued from previous page – Solvorn to Geiranger Geiranger to Alesund: Today the sun finally broke through, and although we had good intentions of getting an early start for our 110 km drive to Alesund, the Geirangerfjord views from the […]

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Solvorn to Geiranger

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Solvorn to Geiranger

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Solvorn to Geiranger By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Continued from previous page – Flam to Solvorn   Solvorn to Lom – National Tourist Route Sognefjellet: On our scenic drive from Solvorn to Geiranger we took the National Tourist Route Sognefjellet, and crossed Northern Europe’s highest pass – at […]

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Flam to Solvorn

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Flam to Solvorn

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Flam to Solvorn By Vivienne Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Flam to Solvorn – National Tourist Route: After we completed our buffet breakfast at the Fretheim Hotel, it was time to depart and we started the drive to Solvorn. We first drove 8 km along Aurlandsfjord to Aurland, then continued […]

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Bergen to Flam

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Bergen to Flam

Exploring Norway’s Fjord Region – Bergen to Flam By Viv Chapleo, photos by Jill Hoelting Backpacking around Europe for a few weeks during the summer of 1987, I made the split-second decision in Amsterdam to take the train south into France instead of going north to Scandinavia. In all those years, I’ve returned to France […]

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