Matkustaessa koti-ikavan halvettya matkakuume vain kasvaa entisestaan. Se tuntuu kutittelevana mohkaleena keskivartalon seutuvilla, jossakin syvalla. Samoin pitenee lista suunnitelmista, aikeista ja haaveista - yksinkertaisesti asioista, jotka on koettava, ennen kuin siirrymme talta suurenmoiselta matkalta toiselle. Minun ja exhibitionisti-Paanasen lista tayttaa paivakirjani sivuista jo kaksi ja nayttaa kutakuinkin talta:
- Skoottereilla Ita-Eurooppaan. Pitkanmakan pyorailya ei ainakaan minun fysiikkani kestaisi ja auto olisi liian epaekologinen, kallis ja sitapaitsi tylsa. Mika siis toimisikaan sen paremmin kuin skootterit: ne liikkuvat riittavan hitaasti ja ovat pieniruokaisiakin. Huristelisimme halki Baltian ja ympari Valko-Venajaa, Ukrainaa, Moldovaa, Romaniaa, Serbiaa ja Kroatiaa valilla pysahtyen vapaaehtoistoihin luomutiloille. Olisiko parempaa tapaa viettaa kesaa?
- Islantiin. Mielellaan laivalla. Tulivuoria, kuumia lahteita, jaatikoita ja islanninhevosia. Matkalla pysahdys Farsaarilla.
- Gronlantiin. Myos mielellaan laivalla. Ja kesalla. Silloin kun Etela-Suomessa maataan hikisina nurmikoilla ja vasta ostamasi jaatelo sulaa ennen kuin ehdit syoda siita puoliakaan.
- Baskimaahan. Koska sielta on kotoisin mahtava ystavamme (klepto-Paanasen ystavat ovat automaattisesti minunkin ystaviani, halusivat tai eivat) Martin. Espanjaan, jossa ei puhuta espanjaa - eika suomea.
- Liftaten Tanskaan ja Hollantiin. Euroopan kenties avarakatseisimpiin alueisiin on luonnollisestikin tutustuttava peukalot pystyssa ja sohvasurffaten. Kaikenmoiset hyvat tyypit tuntuvat sikiavan sielta.
- Toihin hevosranchille Pohjois-Amerikkaan. Siita asti, kun pikkutyttona koulun jalkeen katselin Bonanzaa keittion kaappiin piilotetusta televisiosta, olen halunnut tietaa, millaista olisi olla oikea cowboy. Niin uskomattomalta kuin se kuulostaakin, on ratsastavan karjapaimenen ammatti edelleen olemassa ja mikas hevosnainen se sellainen on, joka ei lassota osaa.
- Etela-Amerikkaan. Luin joskus, etta Brasilialla on Amerikan keho ja Afrikan sielu. Haluan kokea tuon sielun, aivan kuten haluan kokea Perun ihmeen: Macchu Picchun seka Chilen rannat ja viela niin paljon enemman.
- Pan-American highway - hippipakulla. Klassinen roadtrippi vaatii klassisen kulkupelin ja mika olisikaan sen klassisempaa, kuin kukin ja rauhanmerkein koristeltu, silloin talloin reistaileva vanha
volkkari. Melkein viidenkymmenentuhannen kilometrin pituinen reitti Alaskan Prudhoe Baysta Argentiinan Ushuaiaan olisi takuulla seikkailu!
- Autolla Kiinaan. Reissu-Paanasen Irlannista loytamat ystavat, James ja Cormac suunnittelevat ajavansa autolla Euroopan halki ja paatyvansa lopulta Kiinaan. He kaytannossa kutsuivat pummi-Paanasen, eli myos minutkin, mukaansa ajokilometreja ja polttoainekuluja jakamaan. Voiko tallaisesta kutsusta kieltaytya? Ei.
- Karhunkierros. Todellisuudessa tama on aiottujen kokemusten karkipaassa. Rakasta kotimaatamme mahtavine mahdollisuuksineen ei sovi unohtaa.
- Afrikka. Mitattomasti koko manner on supistettu yhteen sanaan, yhteen kohtaan talla kunnianhimoisella listalla. On nahtava Leijonakuninkaasta tutut maisemat ja koettava afrikkalainen
musiikki ja kulttuuri sen synnyinseudulla. On niin paljon tarinoita kuultavana ja asioita opittavana.
- Muutto Bhutaniin. Valtio, joka kuulostaa jokaisen vitun ituhipin luvatulta maalta. Kun vasymme oravanpyoraan, saasteisiin, pessimismiin ja kaikkeen muuhun kuraan, joka tayttaa elamamme, voimme paeta sita Aasian suojiin.
- Junalla halki Siperian. Paljon parjattu Venaja on unohdettujen ihmisten, kansojen, kohtaloiden ja tarinoiden maa. Euroopasta Aasian toiselle laidalle kulkeva junarata on varmasti osuva polulleni jonakin paivana. Varmasti.
- Peukalokyydilla etelaiseen Norjaan. Niin kaunis kuin pohjoinen kaikessa karuudessaan onkin, on etela kuulemma viela kauniimpi. Norja on maa, johon voi palata aina uudestaan ja uudestaan.
- Purjehtien Australiaan ja Uuteen-Seelantiin. Sormustrilogian jalkeen Uusi-Seelanti on kiehtonut hirvittavan paljon. Kunhan ensin opettelemme purjehtimaan, voimme "liftata" alukselta toiselle ja mahdollisuudet ovat rajattomat.
- Tiibet. Lukion loppumetreilla rustattujen uskonnonesseiden kautta tutuksi tullut Tiibet houkuttelee. On nahtava lansimaalaisen kulttuurin tuolle puolen, muodollisen maailman tuolle puolen, kaiken taakse, kaiken ytimeen - ja itseen.
- Ratsain halki Mongolian. Unelma, jonka kanssamme jakaa myos fairbanksilainen ystavamme Will. Ei ole muuta tapaa tutustua taman hevoskansan kotiseutuun, kuin hevosen selasta kasin.
- Tsernobyl. Koska sen surullinen hiljaisuus on kuultava.
- Lautaillen Itavallassa. Kun rautahermo-Paananen ensin opettaa persmaki-Mikkolan laskemaan ahterinsa sijasta lumilaudalla, on aika palata Itavallan pitkiin, loiviin rinteisiin - ja rinnebaareihin.
- Reilaten ympari Eurooppaa. Koska Euroopassa on viela niin paljon nahtavaa ja koska "reilaaminen on aikalailla semmosta matkalaisen elamaa, mista me tykataan."
- Majatalo/pubi Irlantiin. Ultimaattinen tavoite, se, mihin kaikki kulminoituu? Ehkei kuitenkaan, mutta hyvat yrityssuunnitelmat meilla jo on ja aikuis-Paanasellehan yrityksenpyoritysmaailma on pian omia taskujaan tutumpi. Vain rahoitus puuttuu!
"Pitais lahtee sillee, etta ma oon viela nuori ja natti, ni ei mee sitte kaikki rahat kaljaan." - Kalja-Paananen. Johan tassa tulee kiirus.
After the homesickness loses it's grip on you, the travel bug bites even harder. The list of your plans, intentions and dreams - things you have to do before this current journey of yours ends and another one begins - grows longer and longer. Mine and Juuli's list already takes up two pages of my journal and looks like this:
- Touring around eastern Europe on scooters. My body couldn't take long-distance biking and a car would be too environmentally unfriendly, expensive and just boring. What would work better than scooters: they're slow enough and don't eat too much. We'd drive across Baltic, around Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Croatia and volunteer on organic farms every now and then. Is there a better way to spend a summer?
- Iceland. By a boat. Volcanoes, hot springs, glaciers and Icelandic horses. We'd stop on Faroe Islands on the way.
- Greenland. Also by boat. And in the summer. When people in southern Finland are laying on their lawns and the ice cream you just bought melts before you even ate a half of it.
- Basque country. Because that's where our awesome friend (friends of Juuli's are friends of mine, no matter what they signed up for) Martin is from. To Spain where Spanish isn't spoken - nor is Finnish.
- Hitchhiking to Denmark and the Netherlands. The most natural way of getting around the most open-minded part of Europe is of course by keeping your thumbs up and surfing some couches.
- Working on a dude ranch in North-America. Since I was a little girl and watched Bonanza on TV, I've always wanted to know what it would be like to be a real cowboy. As unbelievable as it sounds, the trade of a cowboy still exists and what is a horsewoman without a lasso?
- South-America. I once read that Brazil has the body of America and the soul of Africa. I wanna experience that soul just like I wanna experience the Peruvian miracle: Macchu Picchu, the beaches of Chile and so much more.
- Pan-American highway - on a "hippie-van". A classical roadtrip calls for a classical ride. An old Volkswagen decorated with flowers and peace-signs - can you go any further? Those almost 50 000 kilometers between Prudhoe Bay of Alaska and Ushuaia of Argentina would definitely be an adventure!
- A car-ride to China. Juuli's Irish friends, James an Cormac are planning on driving across Europe and all the way to China. They practically invited Juuli (which always includes me too) on board. Can you turn an invitation like this down? The answer is no, you can't.
- Karhunkierros. This should be on top of the list. Our dear homeland with it's magnificent opportunities should not be forgotten.
- Africa. The whole continent being included in one word, in one single section on this ambitious list. One has to see the views familiar from Disney's Lion King and experience the African music and culture on it's origins. There's so many stories to be heard and things to be learned.
- Moving to Bhutan. A country that sounds like a dream-land of every fucking hippie. Whenever we get tired of the rat race, contamination, pessimism and all the crap that's taking over our lives, we could just escape from it to Asia.
- A trainride across Siberia. Russia is a land of forgotten men, peoples, fates and stories. The railroad from Europe all the way to the other side of Asia will certainly play a part in my journeys to come.
- Thumb a ride to southern Norway. As beautiful as the north is in all it's bareness, they say the south is even more stunning. Norway is a country you always want to return to.
- Sailing to Australia and New-Zealand. I've been very fascinated about New-Zealand ever since I saw the thrilogy of The Ring. We could "hitchhike" from a sailboat to another and our possibilities would be unlimited, if we just learn how to sail first.
- Tibet. After writing an essay after another for my highschool religion class, Tibet has been on my list of places I definitely want to visit some day. One has to take a look behind the western culture, behind the formal world, behind everything, inside everything - and inside oneself.
- Riding across Mongolia - on horseback. A dream also shared by our Fairbanks-friend, Will. There's no better way to explore the homeland of the "horse nation" than on horseback.
- Chernobyl. Because one just has to hear that sad silence.
- Snowboarding in Austria. It's time to return to the long, gentle slopes (and pubs) of Austria - right after nerves-of-steel-Paananen first teaches sliding-on-my-butt-Mikkola how to snowboard. Might take a while.
- Interrailing around Europe. Because there's so much left to see in Europe.
- A guesthouse/pub in Ireland. The ultimate goal? Maybe not, but we already have a good set of plans and Juuli should be familiar with running a bussiness (with actual money, not just buttons) here pretty soon. We're only missing the financing part!
Juuli says we should go while she's still young and pretty and will not have to spend all of her money on beer. I think we're in a hurry.
- Islantiin. Mielellaan laivalla. Tulivuoria, kuumia lahteita, jaatikoita ja islanninhevosia. Matkalla pysahdys Farsaarilla.
- Baskimaahan. Koska sielta on kotoisin mahtava ystavamme (klepto-Paanasen ystavat ovat automaattisesti minunkin ystaviani, halusivat tai eivat) Martin. Espanjaan, jossa ei puhuta espanjaa - eika suomea.
- Liftaten Tanskaan ja Hollantiin. Euroopan kenties avarakatseisimpiin alueisiin on luonnollisestikin tutustuttava peukalot pystyssa ja sohvasurffaten. Kaikenmoiset hyvat tyypit tuntuvat sikiavan sielta.
- Etela-Amerikkaan. Luin joskus, etta Brasilialla on Amerikan keho ja Afrikan sielu. Haluan kokea tuon sielun, aivan kuten haluan kokea Perun ihmeen: Macchu Picchun seka Chilen rannat ja viela niin paljon enemman.
- Pan-American highway - hippipakulla. Klassinen roadtrippi vaatii klassisen kulkupelin ja mika olisikaan sen klassisempaa, kuin kukin ja rauhanmerkein koristeltu, silloin talloin reistaileva vanha
volkkari. Melkein viidenkymmenentuhannen kilometrin pituinen reitti Alaskan Prudhoe Baysta Argentiinan Ushuaiaan olisi takuulla seikkailu!
- Karhunkierros. Todellisuudessa tama on aiottujen kokemusten karkipaassa. Rakasta kotimaatamme mahtavine mahdollisuuksineen ei sovi unohtaa.
- Afrikka. Mitattomasti koko manner on supistettu yhteen sanaan, yhteen kohtaan talla kunnianhimoisella listalla. On nahtava Leijonakuninkaasta tutut maisemat ja koettava afrikkalainen
musiikki ja kulttuuri sen synnyinseudulla. On niin paljon tarinoita kuultavana ja asioita opittavana.
- Muutto Bhutaniin. Valtio, joka kuulostaa jokaisen vitun ituhipin luvatulta maalta. Kun vasymme oravanpyoraan, saasteisiin, pessimismiin ja kaikkeen muuhun kuraan, joka tayttaa elamamme, voimme paeta sita Aasian suojiin.
- Junalla halki Siperian. Paljon parjattu Venaja on unohdettujen ihmisten, kansojen, kohtaloiden ja tarinoiden maa. Euroopasta Aasian toiselle laidalle kulkeva junarata on varmasti osuva polulleni jonakin paivana. Varmasti.
- Peukalokyydilla etelaiseen Norjaan. Niin kaunis kuin pohjoinen kaikessa karuudessaan onkin, on etela kuulemma viela kauniimpi. Norja on maa, johon voi palata aina uudestaan ja uudestaan.
- Ratsain halki Mongolian. Unelma, jonka kanssamme jakaa myos fairbanksilainen ystavamme Will. Ei ole muuta tapaa tutustua taman hevoskansan kotiseutuun, kuin hevosen selasta kasin.
- Tsernobyl. Koska sen surullinen hiljaisuus on kuultava.
- Lautaillen Itavallassa. Kun rautahermo-Paananen ensin opettaa persmaki-Mikkolan laskemaan ahterinsa sijasta lumilaudalla, on aika palata Itavallan pitkiin, loiviin rinteisiin - ja rinnebaareihin.
- Majatalo/pubi Irlantiin. Ultimaattinen tavoite, se, mihin kaikki kulminoituu? Ehkei kuitenkaan, mutta hyvat yrityssuunnitelmat meilla jo on ja aikuis-Paanasellehan yrityksenpyoritysmaailma on pian omia taskujaan tutumpi. Vain rahoitus puuttuu!
"Pitais lahtee sillee, etta ma oon viela nuori ja natti, ni ei mee sitte kaikki rahat kaljaan." - Kalja-Paananen. Johan tassa tulee kiirus.
After the homesickness loses it's grip on you, the travel bug bites even harder. The list of your plans, intentions and dreams - things you have to do before this current journey of yours ends and another one begins - grows longer and longer. Mine and Juuli's list already takes up two pages of my journal and looks like this:
- Touring around eastern Europe on scooters. My body couldn't take long-distance biking and a car would be too environmentally unfriendly, expensive and just boring. What would work better than scooters: they're slow enough and don't eat too much. We'd drive across Baltic, around Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Croatia and volunteer on organic farms every now and then. Is there a better way to spend a summer?
- Iceland. By a boat. Volcanoes, hot springs, glaciers and Icelandic horses. We'd stop on Faroe Islands on the way.
- Greenland. Also by boat. And in the summer. When people in southern Finland are laying on their lawns and the ice cream you just bought melts before you even ate a half of it.
- Basque country. Because that's where our awesome friend (friends of Juuli's are friends of mine, no matter what they signed up for) Martin is from. To Spain where Spanish isn't spoken - nor is Finnish.
- Hitchhiking to Denmark and the Netherlands. The most natural way of getting around the most open-minded part of Europe is of course by keeping your thumbs up and surfing some couches.
- Working on a dude ranch in North-America. Since I was a little girl and watched Bonanza on TV, I've always wanted to know what it would be like to be a real cowboy. As unbelievable as it sounds, the trade of a cowboy still exists and what is a horsewoman without a lasso?
- South-America. I once read that Brazil has the body of America and the soul of Africa. I wanna experience that soul just like I wanna experience the Peruvian miracle: Macchu Picchu, the beaches of Chile and so much more.
- Pan-American highway - on a "hippie-van". A classical roadtrip calls for a classical ride. An old Volkswagen decorated with flowers and peace-signs - can you go any further? Those almost 50 000 kilometers between Prudhoe Bay of Alaska and Ushuaia of Argentina would definitely be an adventure!
- A car-ride to China. Juuli's Irish friends, James an Cormac are planning on driving across Europe and all the way to China. They practically invited Juuli (which always includes me too) on board. Can you turn an invitation like this down? The answer is no, you can't.
- Karhunkierros. This should be on top of the list. Our dear homeland with it's magnificent opportunities should not be forgotten.
- Africa. The whole continent being included in one word, in one single section on this ambitious list. One has to see the views familiar from Disney's Lion King and experience the African music and culture on it's origins. There's so many stories to be heard and things to be learned.
- Moving to Bhutan. A country that sounds like a dream-land of every fucking hippie. Whenever we get tired of the rat race, contamination, pessimism and all the crap that's taking over our lives, we could just escape from it to Asia.
- A trainride across Siberia. Russia is a land of forgotten men, peoples, fates and stories. The railroad from Europe all the way to the other side of Asia will certainly play a part in my journeys to come.
- Thumb a ride to southern Norway. As beautiful as the north is in all it's bareness, they say the south is even more stunning. Norway is a country you always want to return to.
- Sailing to Australia and New-Zealand. I've been very fascinated about New-Zealand ever since I saw the thrilogy of The Ring. We could "hitchhike" from a sailboat to another and our possibilities would be unlimited, if we just learn how to sail first.
- Tibet. After writing an essay after another for my highschool religion class, Tibet has been on my list of places I definitely want to visit some day. One has to take a look behind the western culture, behind the formal world, behind everything, inside everything - and inside oneself.
- Riding across Mongolia - on horseback. A dream also shared by our Fairbanks-friend, Will. There's no better way to explore the homeland of the "horse nation" than on horseback.
- Chernobyl. Because one just has to hear that sad silence.
- Snowboarding in Austria. It's time to return to the long, gentle slopes (and pubs) of Austria - right after nerves-of-steel-Paananen first teaches sliding-on-my-butt-Mikkola how to snowboard. Might take a while.
- Interrailing around Europe. Because there's so much left to see in Europe.
- A guesthouse/pub in Ireland. The ultimate goal? Maybe not, but we already have a good set of plans and Juuli should be familiar with running a bussiness (with actual money, not just buttons) here pretty soon. We're only missing the financing part!
Juuli says we should go while she's still young and pretty and will not have to spend all of her money on beer. I think we're in a hurry.
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