Hello from Helsinki. It’s a rainy day here in the capital and we are at the end of a two-week whirlwind adventure through Finland.
This week’s question: Tell us about your last airline luggage disaster! I’d love to hear your tales of surprise luggage fees, emergency repacking, and evading the luggage police. We’ll share our tips for avoiding luggage fees in the podcast.
The distinctive architecture of Turku Castle in Turku, Finland. Many Americans miss this coastal city and the archipelago, a collection of 40,000 islands in the Baltic. Aren and I met up with our friend Heli to do yoga on Sunday morning in the castle.
One of the great summertime traditions in Finland is foraging for mushrooms. That’s Sami Tallberg, a famous chef and author who taught us how to pick the right mushrooms and prepare them while we were at Billnäs Gård.
Root vegetables for sale at the market in Turku. I dream of coming back and shopping at this market every morning for food. I’ve never seen such a variety of carrots!
This is Iden Elliott’s luggage in Hobart, Australia, just before he boarded a Virgin Australia flight to Melbourne. I thought were going to have to leave one of our bags behind, but remarkably, they allowed us to board the plane even with a little extra.
We’ll have more tips on how to avoid paying high luggage fees in this podcast.
Don’t forget this week’s question: Tell us about your airline luggage disasters. And bonus question: How do you avoid overpaying for your bags (or having to abandon them).
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