2018-03-10 22:45
Hey! Do you remember me? Yeah, I'm the author of this blog and no, I'm not dead. I just needed a very, very, very long creative break and now that that's done, I'm back to blogging! Rejoice!… Read More
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The Strayling Blog
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From UK to Canada to Ireland - a Finnish serial migrant hopping from one adventure to another. The blog follows my spontaneous travels across the globe as the writer stumbles upon the unpredictable reality of moving to a new country. Speaking 6 languages already and hoping to fold a few more into my linguistic quiver, life is never going to be boring with a strayling.
2017-11-18 18:24
Have you ever visited a place so surreally beautiful and eerie that it felt like you're in a fantasy novel? Well, I have now. That place goes by the name Glendalough, co. Wicklow. I recently… Read More
2017-11-12 14:12
When you think of 'Sugarloaf mountain', you might be thinking of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, but there happens to be a sugarloaf mountain in Wicklow, Ireland too. I only learned this 3 days ag… Read More
2017-10-01 18:19
If you have never been to Dublin you might be wondering what's the point of such a blog post. After living in here for over a year, however, I have first-handedly experienced all of the shor… Read More
2017-06-17 18:35
Sharing your life with someone who comes from a whole different world to yours gets adventurous at times. Mundane tasks like washing the dishes, booking appointments or cooking a meal can tu… Read More
2017-06-04 12:20
'We have discussed this with my Canadian half and came to the conclusion that Ireland might not be the place to be for us...'I'm not dead!Not yet at least - turns out attempting to write you… Read More
2017-05-01 15:15
Hi lovelies!Alex and I took a weekend off from being productive postgraduates and headed to Belfast, Northern Ireland. The second day of our adventure we spent touring around the north coast… Read More
2017-04-22 18:15
I've lived abroad for long enough to have answered the classic "Where are you from?" at least a hundred times. Well, we all have at some point of our lives, so we all know what comes next: w… Read More
2017-04-18 16:00
Springtime gains momentum and summer holidays lie ahead. Do you have a weekend getaway planned? I'm personally trying to convince Alex to escape to Faro, Portugal with me at the end of the s… Read More
2017-04-08 12:29
What a Saturday: the wonderful Emilia On The Road nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Thanks a million Emilia, it was exactly the spark of sunlight I needed to see in this pile of a… Read More
2017-03-26 16:23
Moving abroad from the familiarity of one's home country can be an exciting and terrifying experience at the same time. But what happens when you visit home after years of living abroad? Sud… Read More
2017-03-20 17:19
The Cliffs of Moher and the national park of Burren are the most visited nature attractions in Ireland, and that's for a reason. But how do you get around rural west Ireland if the idea of d… Read More
2017-03-05 16:19
Writing a blog demands you to be quite aware of your Search Engine Optimization - SEO. During my time as a blogger I've followed my Google Search activity with much amusement, because believ… Read More
2017-03-03 21:47
Hi lovelies! Today I come to you with some pretty big news: my blog's name has changed. The URL stays the same old so no need for panic - or frankly anything from your side of the deal. So w… Read More
2017-03-01 17:31
None of us can miss out on news about large-scale international events, no matter where we live. But how about the smaller ones? What kind of national issues made it to Irish headlines this… Read More
2017-02-24 16:31
One of the things I love about Dublin is how close to so many other cool places it is. I've previously told you about all the wonders of BRAY and HOWTH, but this time our destination is a we… Read More
2017-02-17 17:27
I'm reading a novel in French, when suddenly I come across the word cadavre. I know the word, which baffles me a bit in a sense - I mean, 'a corpse'? Where the heck did I learn that? To go b… Read More
2017-02-04 16:42
I do lots of awkward things. LOTS. The level of awkwardness in my everyday life has only increased since I moved abroad and started introducing cultural misunderstandings into this terrible… Read More
2017-01-31 16:41
"I never felt like I left Finland because I didn’t like it – it just wasn’t enough, and spontaneously leaving everything behind to run away with a foreign guy might just ha… Read More
2017-01-27 17:36
Hi everyone! Welcome to our Irish crib! Or chez nous, like my French-speaking counterpart would say. We recently moved to a lovely new flat not too far from the city centre of Dublin, so why… Read More
2017-01-24 15:55
Now I know Ireland usually isn't on the Top 10 travel list of anyone - you can't really imagine how many times I've heard "Ireland? Never really thought of travelling there..." after moving… Read More
2017-01-05 23:31
My Canadian SO is the comic relief of my blog, and he's at it again. This post by Alex is a window to his Canadian mind, experiencing Finland as an outsider. Stereotypes confirmed, stereotyp… Read More
2016-12-26 18:30
Day 4 and 5 included corny spa treatments for couples and northern light sighting on our street. Pretty exciting!I made the decision not to continue the vlogs. It was a bit stupid of me to i… Read More
2016-12-23 16:26
Day 2: intense running around Helsinki. Day 3: Even more intense running around Helsinki. Vlogging is hard when you try to meet 10 people within 48 hours... All this running came to an end w… Read More
2016-12-20 22:45
It's here: the cringiest thing I've probably ever done. Rejoice! It's time for terribly amateurish video editing and a bunch of awkward silences.Our Day 1 consists mainly of travel from Dubl… Read More
2016-12-18 14:50
You say it's not a big deal, I say I'm scared shitless. Why? I don't even know where to begin. Let's make a list...So, it has been said: I'm spending my Christmas in Finland. Not just anywhe… Read More
2016-12-16 21:27
Everything has automatically a little bit more craic if you add the word "Irish" in front. Let's try:Irish BreakfastIrish CoffeeIrish PubIrish DanceIrish IKEANow that I look at the list, som… Read More
2016-12-12 17:44
You know how sometimes when travelling, upon opening your mouth and ordering your food in language X, the waiter looks at you for a while and then proceeds to ask "Where are you from?" or "T… Read More
2016-11-30 01:17
Looking for advice on how to survive that monster, long-distance? Look no further, 'cause you're with a professional. 4 different partners, a total of 2 years of expensive phone calls and lo… Read More
2016-11-20 19:55
Life as an international postgrad student can get unstable: the hunt for a job or a flat you know you're probably going to lose to a local, constant bureaucracy, flexible timetables and endl… Read More
2016-11-12 13:20
Living in central Dublin in a small, mouldy flat on a street full of drunk tourists requires occasional reality escapes. Bray, a small rural town a bit to the South from Dublin turned out to… Read More
2016-11-08 19:09
Ireland: this damned Emerald Isle. I can sincerely admit I love to hate and hate to love my new home country. Ireland has an international reputation of being the heart of every party - alwa… Read More
2016-11-04 23:25
There are times when living abroad feels like the best idea ever, and then there are times when you wish you never left. This is a story about the latter one.Emigration is fun when things go… Read More
2016-10-21 13:42
You know what's annoying? Migration. You know what's even more annoying? Migrating in the EU with a non-EU citizen.I have migrated to three foreign countries during my lifetime. Moving to UK… Read More
2016-10-16 19:02
Irish people are known for drinking, witty humour and their lovable branch of English. Some have even argued that Irish is the sexiest accent of them all. (Don't believe me? Read THIS articl… Read More
2016-10-10 11:07
Do you ever stumble upon a great travel blog with a bunch of awesome posts virtually guiding you through your dream destinations? Yeah, me too. I always end up hoping I could take these arti… Read More
2016-09-22 08:56
Hi guys!Today is a special day for my blog: we just hit 10,000 visitors! Ten thousand clicks on my blog posts. That's a lot of people! I know I haven't always been the most active and consis… Read More
2016-09-10 10:40
"You're from Finland? But isn't that like one of the best countries in the world? Why on earth would you move somewhere else?" You can't imagine how often I've heard this. I'm so used to exp… Read More
2016-09-05 19:49
Québec City is many things: the oldest city of North America, the capital of the only French-speaking province of Canada, and my old hometown. There are tons of things to discover in… Read More
2016-09-04 18:35
I'm standing in a queue to enter Vancouver Art Gallery, chatting with a friend, when suddenly the man standing in front of us turns around and strikes up a conversation:"Do you mind me askin… Read More
2016-09-03 23:39
Many people live in the illusion that living a life abroad is somehow different to normal - and sometimes it definitely can be. However, for the most part, us immigrants struggle with the sa… Read More
2016-08-29 13:49
If there's one ace up my sleeve to impress people in my wandering life, it's my ability to speak six languages. I've turned from a Silent Sam to a self-functioning polyglot. But how did that… Read More
2016-08-27 09:31
Here I sit, finding myself as a newly arrived immigrant in yet another strange country. French has switched to English, poutine to stews of all sorts and all the beer - well, to more beer. A… Read More
2016-08-25 00:52
During my blog's history I have been going on and on about myself: my experiences as an immigrant in Canada and as a part of a multicultural couple. But how about the other side of the coin?… Read More
2016-08-25 00:46
6 days ago I boarded a plane away from my life in Québec. As the plane took off and I got my last glimpse of the city lights of Montréal in the dimming night, I knew I had turn… Read More
2016-08-25 00:33
When it comes to questions about my life as an expat, the international state of my romantic life is surely to arouse the most curiosity. I decided to raise the curtain a little and write a… Read More
2016-08-25 00:17
There isn't a more iconic landmark for the city of Québec than the castle hotel Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Try it yourself: type Québec city in Google search and you'… Read More
2016-08-25 00:10
Ask anyone to name cities in Canada, and they'll probably come up with the Big 3: Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal. So far I've conquered 2 of them, but living remotely close to Montr… Read More
2016-07-05 20:56
My adventures in Canada are over, but my emigrant life is about to continue in 1,5 weeks. What's up next?I'm moving to Dublin, Ireland, on the 14th of July. Unlike in Canada, my stay in Irel… Read More
2016-05-10 23:56
There is no right way to start writing a post about Vancouver, other than saying that it is by far the most known city of Canada - and for a reason. This hip West Coast metropolis charms you… Read More
2016-02-15 03:21
Mon pays, ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver - Gilles Vigneault's famous lyrics beautifully describe Québec. When it comes to stereotypes, everyone has heard horror stories… Read More
2016-01-28 04:54
You know that annoyingly amazing cosmopolitan life all of your friends suddenly start living when they move abroad? A few weeks in and their social media accounts are bursting with pictures… Read More
2015-11-06 03:37
Hi everyone!It has been a busy few weeks for me: working full-time while simultaneously applying to multiple universities in another country has turned out to be quite time-consuming.Recentl… Read More
2015-10-18 19:13
The nature around Québec City offers many facilities to enjoy the beauty of Canada, VALLÉE DU BRAS DU NORD and SENTIER DES CAPS to mention a few. Many of the national parks wit… Read More
2015-09-27 14:19
Québec City seen from Île d'OrléansI'm sitting in a bus with someone I vaguely know, having a chit-chatty conversation in English. After a moment of silence this person s… Read More
2015-09-27 11:19
I'm an immigrant. I live the life of an immigrant, which is, for obvious reasons, rather different to the one I led in my dear old Finland.Or is it really?I've reached a point where I feel l… Read More
2015-09-23 22:28
"Oh, you're moving to Canada? So it's basically like another Finland isn't it?"Here we have a sentence I heard multiple times while informing my Finnish acquintances about my plans for the u… Read More
2015-09-23 22:28
I could go on and on about my crush on the Canadian nature, but I better not - I'll let pictures speak for themselves instead. Last Thursday we decided to take advantage of Alex's day-off an… Read More
2015-09-23 22:27
I've successfully settled in Québec. I've unsuccessfully tried to speak French. More of that later!Yesterday I went hiking to Sentier des Caps with Jib. Pictures were taken.The nature… Read More
2015-09-23 22:26
You know what's the worst thing about moving? Well let me tell you. It's this:It's the sudden realisation when you wake up to notice you own 64 coat hangers.Apart from that: I'm in Canada!Ge… Read More
2015-09-23 22:24
I was walking back home from the store today as I ran into someone I know. We exchanged news and chatted for a second, but on the moment of goodbye it was hard to find words. "The best of lu… Read More
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