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Site 48: Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery

Since I often travel alone I usually don’t worry too much about what I see and when. This sometimes backfires, but usually it works well, allowing me to stay in places that catch my interest and forgoing those that don’t. Unfortunately, when I was in St. Petersburg I got really sick Continue reading “Site 48: Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery”

Site 45: Turku Cemetery

I had a couple of days in Turku, Finland, before heading off to Stockholm. I hadn’t planned on visiting any cemetery here, but when looking at the maps of the city it was clear that there was a large cemetery to be visited on the outskirts of town. Despite arriving in the city early in the morning, Continue reading “Site 45: Turku Cemetery”

The European Death Tour: 2016 Edition

So…back to Europe! Last year when I was traipsing all over some of Europe’s greatest cemeteries, never did I think I’d be back almost exactly a year later to do the same thing. I really did think it would be a few years before I would be able to return, even Continue reading “The European Death Tour: 2016 Edition”

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