A big HI to everyone:) Sorry to have not replied to anyone in a while- this being on holiday business means i don't get access to the internet very oftern, and when i do...its expensive!
So, I'm now in Helsinki, where i've been for the past two days. I arrived in Tampere on the 18th and had a minor panic attack..thining they wouldnt let me in since my visa for the shengan zone has expired...but the big burly guy just grimaced at me, stamped my passport and welcomed me to Finland.
Well, it was kinda funny, i flew with ryanair from Stansted that day (and btw holy crap travel in the uk is fucking expensive!!)- i decided worst job in the world would be to work for ryanair!!
there were people demanding extra tickets since THEY missed their flight, and i had to wait in line for an hour just to check in an extra bag- lucky a guy called people for tampere and i got to jump to the front and then they didnt charge me for the extra baggie, for which i was very happy!
Anyway, enough about ryanair!
My host in Tampere was so freakin swell! In his profile he had written he liked bicycles...but he had four and one was worth 1200 euro! He had awesome long blue dyed hair and gave awesome bone crushing hugs:) Haha, who said the northerners are cold!!
I did have the flu pretty bad, so he had to put up with me moping a fair bit for which i felt a bit silly. But the funniest part??
Sauna!
There was a public sauna in his apartment that anyone could book for an hour anytime, so we decided this would help my cold...well, sure, sauna thought i...what do i need? oh, nothing but a towel. Only, he wasnt wearing no towel! So uh, showering nudie and sitting down in a room at 70 degrees c with a complete stranger was certainly something new! After we decided to walk up the outside staircase, and ended up running around in nothing but a towel and our boots having a snow fight..
Crazy Finnish!!
Before leaving Tampere i also met two members from another bodymod site im on, but had to run away to catch my train after two hours- naturally just as the converation waas getting interesting!
So, Helsinki!
I arrived pretty late in a nearby town, and missed my connecting train to the area where my next host lives...and of course i have no credit on my german mobile and there are no public pay phones in finland! Lucky, if you ask anyone, theyre happy to lend their mobile, and i thought this was really sweet, since that would never happen easily in oz!
Yes, well, i did eventually get to my host, and hes pretty damn cool too:)
He'd posted on his profile he was into bodymods, so i had told him i would be getting my tongue split. Well, he came with me to Paradise Tatoo in town, where i will be getting the split, since he wants a frenum ring and wanted to talk to someone about this...
Anyway, since i have the flu still, we said we'd wait til wednesday, and lucky for me my host said i can stay with him for as long as i like, so i reckon thats well cool!
Its pretty damn cool to meet these people who welcome you like a friend, even give you the keys to their apartment not knowing you! and let you use their house like it was their own:)
To say thanks, ive been doing the cooking, and its awesome to be able to do this while on holiday! Since the past few weeks have really either consisted of eating take away, or not eating at all!
So, things are cool! Last night we went and saw some live bands, the headling act being Norweigen band Mortis...the accoustics sucked bad in the venue, but it was an alright gig... and all the awesome clothing of the crowd and band members were fair awesome;)
Anyways, i'm off to make pancakes!
So, I'm now in Helsinki, where i've been for the past two days. I arrived in Tampere on the 18th and had a minor panic attack..thining they wouldnt let me in since my visa for the shengan zone has expired...but the big burly guy just grimaced at me, stamped my passport and welcomed me to Finland.
Well, it was kinda funny, i flew with ryanair from Stansted that day (and btw holy crap travel in the uk is fucking expensive!!)- i decided worst job in the world would be to work for ryanair!!
there were people demanding extra tickets since THEY missed their flight, and i had to wait in line for an hour just to check in an extra bag- lucky a guy called people for tampere and i got to jump to the front and then they didnt charge me for the extra baggie, for which i was very happy!
Anyway, enough about ryanair!
My host in Tampere was so freakin swell! In his profile he had written he liked bicycles...but he had four and one was worth 1200 euro! He had awesome long blue dyed hair and gave awesome bone crushing hugs:) Haha, who said the northerners are cold!!
I did have the flu pretty bad, so he had to put up with me moping a fair bit for which i felt a bit silly. But the funniest part??
Sauna!
There was a public sauna in his apartment that anyone could book for an hour anytime, so we decided this would help my cold...well, sure, sauna thought i...what do i need? oh, nothing but a towel. Only, he wasnt wearing no towel! So uh, showering nudie and sitting down in a room at 70 degrees c with a complete stranger was certainly something new! After we decided to walk up the outside staircase, and ended up running around in nothing but a towel and our boots having a snow fight..
Crazy Finnish!!
Before leaving Tampere i also met two members from another bodymod site im on, but had to run away to catch my train after two hours- naturally just as the converation waas getting interesting!
So, Helsinki!
I arrived pretty late in a nearby town, and missed my connecting train to the area where my next host lives...and of course i have no credit on my german mobile and there are no public pay phones in finland! Lucky, if you ask anyone, theyre happy to lend their mobile, and i thought this was really sweet, since that would never happen easily in oz!
Yes, well, i did eventually get to my host, and hes pretty damn cool too:)
He'd posted on his profile he was into bodymods, so i had told him i would be getting my tongue split. Well, he came with me to Paradise Tatoo in town, where i will be getting the split, since he wants a frenum ring and wanted to talk to someone about this...
Anyway, since i have the flu still, we said we'd wait til wednesday, and lucky for me my host said i can stay with him for as long as i like, so i reckon thats well cool!
Its pretty damn cool to meet these people who welcome you like a friend, even give you the keys to their apartment not knowing you! and let you use their house like it was their own:)
To say thanks, ive been doing the cooking, and its awesome to be able to do this while on holiday! Since the past few weeks have really either consisted of eating take away, or not eating at all!
So, things are cool! Last night we went and saw some live bands, the headling act being Norweigen band Mortis...the accoustics sucked bad in the venue, but it was an alright gig... and all the awesome clothing of the crowd and band members were fair awesome;)
Anyways, i'm off to make pancakes!
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