Cookie travels

Continued from May Day in Turku –part1

Our first stop in Turku was the Viking Lines port for our trip to Stockholm. We already programmed the address of the port in the GPS so we easily found it. We parked the car here and walked to the nearby Turku Castle. It was closed during this public holiday so we just walked around the castle and took some photos. After this we drove to the city, found another parking area beside the Aura River near the Myllysilta (bridge) and parked here. Since we don’t have a map and an exact street address (for the GPS) of a place we want to go, hubby was hesitant driving around this unfamiliar place. So we just parked the car and walked around the city.

To be continued…

This summer we have been thinking of going camping. There are many camping sites here in Finland and it’s just a matter of planning where we really want to go. For this kind of outdoor travel, for me 5.11 tactical pants would be an appropriate gear. I like it coz it’s convenient and durable to wear. It has spacious cargo pockets that allows you to store a handy flashlight, mobile phone, or any other stuff you want to carry, even some reading materials like pocketbooks or magazines to keep you entertained while on the go. These kinds of pants are all readily available in tactical outdoors shop online. With just few mouse clicks you can choose the different designs and colors you want, read the features and product description, and eventually decide which one to order. With shipping usually done in the same business day, it would be in time for a camping trip. What about you, what’s your perfect gear for a camping trip…?

It was May Day (1st of May) when we went to Turku, Finland. Our road travel went well. At least my daughter did not experience the nausea and stomach pain she went through when we went to Tampere last Easter. It took us a little over 2 hours drive from Pori where we left early in the morning so we can spend the whole day in this city while waiting for our departure time to Stockholm which was in the evening. This was our first trip to Turku.

Because this family getaway was not really planned (it was a sudden decision) it slipped from our mind that offices were closed during this public holiday especially the Tourist Information where I was planning to visit to get a copy of Turku travel map and some advice for a one day visit here. I had a brochure of Turku though but it was not so much helpful for us coz the sights where the kids wanted to visit are to be traveled by ferry or are closed due to the holiday.

To be continued…

I’ve read that there is a road in London where anyone driving in the fast lane can go faster than the 40 mph speed limit. The road, incidentally, is Mile End Road as you travel towards M275 in Portsmouth City, Hampshire, UK’s only island city located on the southern coast of England. This problem is happening coz the location of the speed cameras can only cover the first three lanes of a four lane road. Well, it’s interesting to know that not all speed cameras can cover the entire road every time. In our case though, there are only two lanes as we hit the road from Pori to Turku so I think people can’t get away with speed limits, road legal number plates and highway cameras here.

Speaking of car number plates, in Finland, car plates contain three letters and three numbers separated with a dash. Then, starting 1 May 2001, all new vehicles were assigned EU license plates unless the owner opts for the old model plates. I suppose vanity plates are also allowed. By the way, if you want to order online, there is a good site to start your search. The 4Plates company in UK offers custom made number plates the way you want it to be in all acrylic plates ready in a day without documents required. Their number plates ranges from road legal car and motorbike registration license plates, bike number plates, show number plates for vehicles that are not meant for road use but for showing only, and novelty and fun number plates for your distinctive style. This company can also supply number plates for sports cars, HGVs, and all sorts of vehicles, even odd shaped plates. In fact, you can order here any sort of number plate you want.

So for your road trip, mind your speed limit and make sure your car plate number is legal for a smooth travel. You don’t want the highway police running after you.