Snow in Tampere

An area that soon makes you familiar in this town, Nokia, which became known as a mobile phone manufacturer

You will feel the extraordinary cold air, can even reach minus 20 degrees Celsius, forget the sun for a moment, cold and just cold. But the scenery you get is very beautiful from the two lakes flanking the city.


The country is known to be safe for the world travelers, so cold weather is not an obstacle to visit this region, and enjoy the blue lakes as far as the eye can see.


Maybe you can visit Finland in more favorable weather during the Floral Festival around mid-year, around July and August.

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Images M Haryani

Cold weather of Helsinki

The happiest country this year according to the UN Sustainable Development Agency (SDSN)

Here I am in temperatures around zero degrees, the weather that bites the bone, and you can avoid it by entering a place selling a snack or maybe buying a burger just to delay the cold air out there.


Feels a little quiet as the typical scenery in the cities of the arctic country, and not as crowded as the metropolitian city, but at certain hours may soon be crowded, when they break from hours of busy work.


But. Local residents say they like a habit, sauna bath. Maybe that's interesting to try.

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Images M Haryani

Moomba Festival Crowds

One of the city tour agenda besides Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and the Grand Prix

I knew when I was in town, exactly in March, something I probably would not have missed. Regardless I have been a few times to this city, but being in the crowd of the Moomba Festival on March 9-12 always makes my spirits rise.


The tradition that lasts for a long time, the festival that accommodates this cultural diversity only dihelat 6 hours, starting at 12 noon to 6 pm. It's hard to tell the excitement and joy of the crowd, the parade of decorative vehicles, the cultural procession, the food outlets of European, American and African countries offering their uniqueness seems to attract attention.


I also will not miss the culinary that is present there, I try to try various flavors of food from various outlets. It was very tiring, but very enjoyable.

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Images V Arifin

Melbourne Docklands

The very wide main harbor, and divided into several areas of tourism

We walked casually enjoying a slightly different atmosphere, enjoying the bluish sky with clouds, rowing yachts, tall buildings by the beach, and occasional gulls passing lazily.


You can ride a tram, bus or other means of transportation and get off at Docklands Park, walk a bit to Webb Bridge. Bridges with unique construction ideal for pedestrians and cyclists connect the residential area at Yarra's Edge with Docklands. Similar to the eel trap of the Koori tribe (one of the aboriginal sub-tribes), then took us to Victoria Harbor which is full of cafés and restorant.


You will love this area that offers a wide variety of unique foods and is guaranteed to be enjoyable.

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Images V Arifin

Streets of Amsterdam

In addition to looking at the polder, long street sidewalks is worth to pass

There's always the other side of the city, everywhere you walk, not just a collection of parts of the city in the form of water polder that is connected with tunnel, I try a new way to enjoy this city. But I wanted to enjoy its long streets with the neatly arranged sidewalks in this city, and the distinctive buildings of an era of ancient royal gothic.


Something you can feel, the city is very cyclist friendly, and available 22 thousand miles of bike lanes. The city is orderly, I see it another way and also making the tourists from anywhere feel the desire to find the uniqueness of the city.


That's where I walked, and took the time to breathe in the afternoon air. If only you were here, that would be good. The cycling city, it's great for a city life of the future.

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Text and images N Siahaan