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A first flight in a helicopter, a first step on a glacier, and the realisation that even missteps can lead to unforgettable memories."},{"id":48242,"link":"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/2025\/04\/28\/helsinki-architecture-history-and-modern-identity\/","name":"helsinki-architecture-history-and-modern-identity","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Helsinki - Architecture, History, and Modern Identity","author":{"name":"justmovingaround","link":"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/author\/justmovingaround\/"},"date":"Apr 28, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-28 15:21:54","modifiedDate":"2025-08-23 15:03:25","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-08-23 13:03:25","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/category\/finland\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FINLAND<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/category\/sightseeing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sightseeing<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/category\/finland\/\" rel=\"category tag\">FINLAND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/category\/sightseeing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sightseeing<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/tag\/architecture\/' rel='post_tag'>architecture<\/a><a href='https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/tag\/city\/' rel='post_tag'>city<\/a><a href='https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/tag\/finland\/' rel='post_tag'>Finland<\/a><a href='https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/tag\/helsinki\/' rel='post_tag'>Helsinki<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":13,"sec":58},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Helsinki is a city I visited once, almost by accident - yet it left a lasting impression. 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There was beauty everywhere: green hills, steaming craters, fjords wrapped in cloud. Yet much of the time was swallowed by the van, with long drives, rushed meals, and the first signs of illness in our group. It was a stage of contrasts \u2013 wonder outside the window, frustration inside."},{"id":22946,"link":"https:\/\/justmovingaround.com\/2018\/02\/11\/new-zealand-diaries-arrival-still-excited-the-new-zealand-trip-begins\/","name":"new-zealand-diaries-arrival-still-excited-the-new-zealand-trip-begins","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Still excited. 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