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Indoor Garden Therapy: How Plants Improved My Mental Health

My balcony garden was my little escape from the chaos of city life. 🪴💚 Sometimes, nature can heal you in ways words cannot. I wrote about how tending to my plants helped me manage my mental health, and why you should give it a try! 🌱

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Romulo Galicano

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Needle Ice overtakes an apartment in Russia. Photograhed: Anastasia Popelka

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Somewhere over the rainbow

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Dining Among the Clouds: Our Finnish Anniversary Adventure

Celebrating our anniversary at Puijo Tower in Kuopio, Finland, was like stepping into another world. For months we'd seen this tower silhouetted against the sky, but experiencing it up close was magical.

Imagine this: sitting 75 meters above ground in a slowly rotating restaurant, watching the endless Finnish forests and lakes scroll past your window like a dream. The golden evening light making everything glow. The restaurant doing a complete 360° rotation while you eat!

The local delights buffet featured small-batch Finnish cuisine - I couldn't get enough of the mushroom pâté (went back THREE times). My husband had the three-course menu with beef that had been slow-cooked for over 50 hours.

There's something deeply moving about seeing a place you're still getting to know from such a different perspective. Every familiar landmark appearing and disappearing from view as we dined.

Little warning though: if you get motion sick easily, the constant rotation might make you a bit queasy (speaking from experience!)

Next visit: experiencing the midnight sun from that height! ☀️✨

I wrote a full article about our experience of dining in the clouds with more photos and details if you'd like to read more!

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🤰 Inclusive Maternal Care: Addressing the Needs of Pregnant Women with Disabilities

Maternal care should be inclusive of everyone, especially women with disabilities, but often isn’t. I wrote about why this issue matters, and how we can create a more equitable system for all expecting mothers. 🤱

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8 Key Tips to Starting a Business in Finland as a Foreigner

Starting a business in Finland as a foreigner might feel daunting, but it’s totally doable. I’ve broken down the 8 things I wish I knew before starting my own business here. 🇫🇮📈

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The Art of Slow Travel: How to Experience More While Seeing Less

Embrace the beauty of traveling slower — where the journey becomes as meaningful as the destination. In my latest Medium article, I explore what slow travel really means, along with personal revelations that changed the way I view the world. 🌍💭

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🏔️ How We Survived a Travel Mishap in Flåm, Norway’s Paradise

Sometimes, the best travel stories come from the mishaps. ⛰️🌍 My trip to Flåm, Norway, was almost ruined, but we turned it into an unforgettable experience. Here’s how it happened...