"How long do you intend on travelling for?"

"Perhaps two weeks at most. We might choose to extend if we can stretch our budget."

He took one last look at our passports before glancing back at us. After stamping both, he wished us a good holiday and waved us through. Anna took a deep breath during the short drive to the Finnish side of the border. Passing the passports to the security guard, I pointed him to the visa's we had for our stay in the EU and answered any questions he had.

"Enjoy your stay in Finland," he told us, handing back the passports.

Once I had the car...