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Four Springtimes in 1 Year - Primavera, Spring, Printemps, Kevät (travels with my uke)
Travel creates opportunities to experience Spring 4 places, and Finnish folk song about Spring....
Kimberly OLeary
May 25, 20222 min read


Why are the Finns the Happiest People on Earth? Appliances!!
We came to Helsinki early in May to visit our friend and former exchange student, Irena. I didn’t actually know much about Helsinki or...
Kimberly OLeary
May 16, 20223 min read


Helsinki (May 5-May 29, 2022)
picture of Helsinki (and Stockholm and Tallin)
Kimberly OLeary
May 16, 20224 min read


Paris–you loved me, I fell in love with travel, & now I see “La Vie en Rose" (travels with my uke)
A return to Paris after 40 years, and why I wanted to travel full-time
Kimberly OLeary
May 9, 20223 min read


Paris, France May 1-2022 - May 5, 2022
Paris was not our usual slow travel stop. We had family members visiting Paris, and we stopped to visit the city with them on our way to...
Kimberly OLeary
May 9, 20221 min read


London update (owner-operated curry shops & stereotypes blasted during final week)
Last thoughts before leaving London
Kimberly OLeary
May 1, 20224 min read
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