Riding the Rails in Finland

Riding the rails through Sweden and Finland has been a great experience, no hassles, comfortable and fun. If you add good company it is down right unbeatable, and Jeff, the guy plowing through the sandwich gets us laughing non stop. There is nothing better than a writer who is upbeat and interesting and this guy is both. The lady hard at work is Maarit Haavisto-Koskinen from the VR (Finnish Railways) and as was all those that put this trip together a sheer delight to meet.

We also had the pleasure of having Rachel Young from Eurail Group G.I.E join us for the rest of our trip. We all agree that train travel is tops.

Blogging & Travel Writing

When Max started blogging I didn't get it, seemed like just a waste of time. Once I started doing it it became something I really enjoyed. Now on GoNOMAD we have ten blogs all active and filled with thoughts. One thing I really like was that I could use my blogs like notes, I can now look back to when and where I was at a certain time. I got an email today from a friend who heads up some major PR jobs for many tourism boards. Here was his response about blogs:

Yes, blogging is definitely the way to go. I was at a meeting a few weeks ago with PR managers for other National Tourist Offices, and they all agreed that blogs are the new way. Keep up the good work and I will keep you posted on the next trip!

Without a blog I couldn't' pass that info on!