Northern Light – chilled thoughts from the top of Europe

"Let it be one cheerful rational voice amidst the din of mourners and polemics." Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1840. A Brit-in-Helsinki's blog about global politics, climbing, cycling, things that annoy me and other bits of life. But not necessarily in that order.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Dumb Helsinki cycle paths #7

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The BBC has good report looking at how Copenhagen has become the best city in the world for cyclists. There a third of people use a bike fo...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Finns and fixed gears

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Finns are really good at fads. When something becomes fashionable you have to go all out - adopt everything; the whole culture around that t...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Helsinki International Air Show

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A few images that I managed to snap today at the Helsinki International Air Show and Malmi airport. I don't have a telephoto lens so the...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Dan Hannan - always backing a winner.

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Americans should listen to Tory MEP Daniel Hannan because he clearly isn't a tit who has no idea of what he's talking about. Oh han...
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Sea kayaking Mallorca

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A few more pictures from Mallorca, this time from sea level but still featuring the imposing 300 mtr high north face of the Caval Bernat Rid...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Torque nut testing

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I went out climbing at Kauhala the other night with Diana. Climbing with D is great because it's possible she actually chunters on more...
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Britain is crap/great

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Britain is crap because it has the Daily Mail and people who will pay for it. Britain is great because it has Ben Goldacre on national prime...

Will unusual birds come home to roost?

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According to YLE , the Finnish security police SUPO (Finland's only real intelligence agency and something of mix between MI5 and Specia...
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