I took a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Estonia is the northernmost of the three Baltic countries. Tallinn’s center is a beautiful medieval old town with lots of cobblestoned streets, fortified walls and round towers. You …
I took the train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was nice to be back in a country where most people speak English. In five weeks of travelling around China, Mongolia and Russia and visiting their major cities and tourist …
Kansai Scene recently published my interview with an Australian potter who is one of the few foreigners to have his work recognised by a Japanese tea master. http://www.kansaiscene.com/2009_08/html/culture.shtml