This is how to serve champagne in Palju (a hot outdoor tub heated by wood fire): floating.
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September 2019, Kekkolan Kartano, Mikkeli, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool); Sauna (Normal)
Sigtuna Fritidscenter is a community swimming hall a few kilometers outside Stockholm, in Sweden. I had an opportunity to stop by for a quick swim there, on a business trip.
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September 2019, Sigtuna Fritidscenter, Sigtuna, Sweden
Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Waterbody-Pool, Indoor)
Such a nice beach... also, a red tourist submarine!
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August 2019, Primošten, Croatia
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Sea, Beach)
It is always nice to dip in to sea for a swim. Even if you're visiting an abandoned underground submarine base.
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August 2019, Ex. Yugoslavian military shelter for submarines, Rogačić, Vis, Croatia
Urban-Exploration (Tunnels, Bunkers, Harbours); Swimming (Indoor, Outdoor, Underground, Water, Waterbody-Sea, Waterbody-Other)
Before heading back home, we stopped at the little Siófoki to view lake Balaton. Siófoki has a nice old water tower for the views. And the best party beach is also in Siófoki, the Siófoki Nagystrand!
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August 2019, Siófoki Nagystrand, Siófok, Lake Balaton, Hungary
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach)
I've lived 25 years in Kauniainen, but today was the first time that I swam in our lake, the Gallträsk. A perfect, hot day for that.
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July 2019, Gallträsk, Kauniainen, Finland; House Arkko, Kauniainen, Finland
Swimming (Outdoor); Sauna (Normal)
Today I washed the sweat and dust of the day off at the Harmony Spa. Very, very nicely coloured sauna. Hot too. And a nice blue pool.
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July 2019, Harmony Spa, Budapest, Hungary
Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)
I attended a workshop at a private corporate facility in Kirkkonummi, and it turns out that there was both a very nice sauna, swimming place, as well as ruins from the Russian occupation times: a railroad leading to a rock, almost disappeared harbour pier. Nice surprise!
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June 2019, Corporate Sauna, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool, Waterbody-Sea); Urban-Exploration (Ruins)
My vacation started after midsummer. And the first thing one does on a vacation is to go on a beach, of course. Underground.
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June 2019, Lummelunda, Gotland, Sweden
Caving (Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Basic, Boating, Swimming); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Underground, Waterbody-Cave)
Jukka and I wanted to continue our photography experiments further up in the Lummelunda cave. The most interesting stalactites are in the Snow White Hall (Snövitsalen), beyond the half-way point in the cave. This turned out to be a very long trip, however, and one where we run out of all of our lights...
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June 2019, Lummelunda, Gotland, Sweden
Caving (Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Basic, Boating, Swimming); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Underground, Waterbody-Cave)
For a work meeting, I stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Hague. It turned out that they had a nice spa area, with four different saunas and good pool.
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June 2019, Crowne Plaza, Hague, Netherlands
Sauna (Normal); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool)
While driving around in Germany, I had an opportunity to visit the Spreewald area.
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June 2019, Spreewald Therme, Burg, Germany
Swimming (Indoor, Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool); Sauna (Normal)
Lummelunda week is coming up AND I'M GOING AGAIN! WOOHOOO!
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May 2019, Lummelunda, Gotland, Sweden
Caving (Rock, Rock-Limestone, Morphology-Karst, Basic, Boating, Swimming); Swimming (Indoor, Water, Underground, Waterbody-Cave)
While driving around a bit after the meeting ended that day, I came across a modest looking community swimming pool in Laugarvatn. But it turned out to be a luxury sauna - thermal bath facility, the Fontana. And it was on the beach of a lake where the warnings say the lake water is boiling at some places. Care for a swim?
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May 2019, Laugarvatn Fontana, Laugarvatn, Iceland; Hot Pot, Laugarvatn, Iceland
Swimming (Indoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool, Thermal-Bath); Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Thermal-Bath); Sauna (Normal, Steam)
After the Ylläs competition, I first had a quick shower and sauna at the Pöllö next to the slopes. But since I had a long wait for my flight, I wanted to visit a proper spa. I had not been in the Levi Hotel Spa near the airport in a long time, so time for that today!
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April 2019, Levi Hotel, Kittilä, Finland
Swimming (Indoor, Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Pool); Sauna (Normal)
Abandoned fish factory in the cold winter of Icelandic north shores. But with a hot thermal bath! What's better than lying in the pool and trying to spot whales on the sea? For 4€...
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March 2019, Hjalteyri, Iceland
Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Thermal-Bath, Waterbody-Pool)