Can’t believe the trip for the broads abroad has come to an end. We loved our trip, and we hope you enjoy our last blog. After our time in Estonia we were ready to see what Finland had to offer. We took a 2 hour cruise ship ride to Helsinki. Helsinki greeted us with the weather […]
Tallinn Adventure!
Posted on June 11, 2016 Written by
After our evening on the cruise we arrived in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Estonia joined the European Union in 2004. Previously, the country had been occupied by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the war. The country has been through a lot and so have the people. There is some gentrification happening in […]
Tis the end!
Posted on June 10, 2016 Written by
As we wrap up this blog series, we would first like to thank our fearless leaders, Niklas, Clas, and Debra for setting up and coordinating this large group of students and navigating us through 4 cities in 3 different countries. Also, we would like to take a moment and appreciate our classmates for being so […]
We’ve arrived in Finland!!!!
Posted on June 10, 2016 Written by
We have arrived to the beautiful country of Finland! After a day of exploring, we took an exciting trip to the Rovio Corporation. Which most will know as the “Angry Birds” Headquarters. Rovio, which translates to bonfire, was created in 2003 by three Finnish students. They started the company after creating a game for […]
The FINal Expedition
Posted on June 10, 2016 Written by
Sadly, we have arrived at our final destination, Helsinki, Finland and these business visits have not disappointed us or our peers. We had an opportunity to visit the Rovio Headquarters. For those of you who are unfamiliar with that name, we are fairly certain you have heard of their most popular product, Angry Birds! […]
Every End Is a New Beginning
Posted on June 10, 2016 Written by
After Estonia, we took the ship that Clas called it “Speed Boat” to Helsinki, Finland. We were expecting that the ship that called “Speed Boat” will be something that small and fast…. But no, all of us was wrong. The ship is the same size as the one that we took from Sweden to Estonia. […]
Estonia, A Digital Country
Posted on June 10, 2016 Written by
5th June, 2016, after getting off the boat to Estonia, we had wonderful day to discover this small beautiful country. This is the first time we been in Estonia, and like other countries, we had a lot of unforgettable experience and learned a great deal of new things in this city. Estonia has 45.227 square […]
“Keolis” & Public Transport in Sweden
Posted on June 9, 2016 Written by
Having supper happy night with live karaoke and amazing food on the second night at Stockholm, we keep moving on our journey to understand more about public transport systems. After a few days here, I learned that the public transport system in Sweden is very well organized and easily accessible with over a hundred metro […]
Keolis: Buses, Bussar, Les Autobus
Posted on June 9, 2016 Written by
A French company headquartered in a Swedish city where everyone speaks English. If that is not a picture of a global company I don’t know what is. The entire concept of what a transportation company should be parallels very well French business culture. Being early or on time is paramount and treating every customer with […]
Cruisin to Estonia
Posted on June 9, 2016 Written by
The broads abroad made it to Estonia from Stockholm via an overnight cruise with Tallink Cruise Line. To board the cruise ship we dragged our luggage down a long walkway which was very warm for everyone. After the long walk we went to our state rooms, which were quite small. We had two small “beds” and […]
