Why we shouldn't print off our plane tickets
Did you know that the amount of paper consumed per person per year is 170 kg? That's 340 sheets of A4 paper! Almost one per day. Bearing in mind that nowadays we can store almost any document on our mobile phones (which, by the way, we always carry around with us), why don't we change our habits?
more infoVisiting Lapland in winter, or how to be transported back to childhood in a flash
Lapland, in the north of Finland, is not just the birthplace of Santa Claus. It's a magical, fascinating region that offers a whole range of winter activities.
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Although Pippi Longstocking, the children’s character created by Astrid Lindgren, is one of the most famous, many other stories have been written by Swedish writers. Junibacken brings you closer to this world of storytelling at a museum to be found on Djurgården Island, in the centre of Stockholm, that is dedicated to Swedish children’s literature in general but with particular emphasis on the characters created in the works by Astrid Lindgren.
At Junibacken, visitors can travel on a themed train journey through the various backdrops to her stories before arriving at Villa Villekulla, Pippi Longstocking’s house in Story Square, where the youngest visitors can ride Alfonso, her Appaloosa Horse, play, run or dress up.
There is also a restaurant offering fantastic views of the city, a theatre, a temporary exhibition hall and don’t forget to visit the bookshop, where you’ll find all the stories in a variety of languages.
Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00. Also open on Mondays from June to August. Open every day from 10:00 to 18:00 in July.
So you feel like visiting Stockholm, do you? Book your flights here!
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Museum of Contemporary History of Russia
By Isabel Romano from Diario de a bordo
If you’re passionate about history and really want to know more about the recent and tumultuous history of Russia, you simply must pay a visit to this lesser-known museum in Moscow. Walking through its exhibition rooms is like taking a journey through the history of Russia, from the penultimate tsar and the events leading up to the Russian Revolution to the creation of Russia as it exists today. Particularly interesting are the rooms dedicated to the Second World War (some of the best in the museum) and those dedicated to the Stalin period, with all the commemorative objects dating back to the communist era.
Despite the fact that the museum makes no mention of the darkest aspects of communism, such as the gulags (Soviet concentration camps), the museum is still a very interesting place to visit. All the signs are in Russian but, luckily, there is a laminated leaflet in all the rooms with the English translation.
Museum of Contemporary History of Russia
21 Tverskaya ul., Moscow
Opening times: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 to 18:00; Thursday from 12:00 to 21:00; Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00.
The museum is closed on Mondays and the last Friday of every month.
So, you feel like visiting Moscow, do you? Book your flights here!
Isabel RomanoTourist by trade, compulsive traveller and born organiser. Diario de a bordo.
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