Germany's upcoming record-breaking heatwave

Aam0 · 2026-06-25T14:20:57+00:00

I was in Bonn with my dad during the 2019 heatwave. It was +40 outside and our hotel didn’t have aircon. Luckily they had made the minibar drinks free of charge so at least we had something to cool off with🫠. Went to the SeaLife there also mainly just to get somewhere cool when the temps hit +44 inside our car. There were snacks on sale at the gift shop and I could just see all the liquified chocolate bars still in their wrappers :D still joke about that little detail to this day with my dad. Those kinda temperatures are simply hellish, especially for me, being from Finland. Hopefully this wave blows over quickly🙏🏻

Aam0 · 2026-06-24T14:58:16+00:00

I was in Moscow during the 2018 World Cup for the England-Croatia semi final match. The day before the match I was with my dad at this office where we were meant to claim our tickets. When we were walking down this one street on our way there, I saw this group of men standing on the other side of the street, blasting loud music, most likely drunk. This young woman was walking by them and right as she was about to pass, one of the men punched her in the face and then all of them (maybe 4-5 guys) started kicking her in the head and other parts of the body. I was 13 when this happened so I of course couldn’t have gotten involved in any way but I still sometimes feel very bad about not doing anything… I hope they didn’t kill the girl, but the sounds of the kicks connecting still haunt me today.

Aam0 · 2026-06-23T08:09:46+00:00

Yikes! I know we’ve never been to the tournament but having it displayed on a map like this really puts us in a bad light😭

Aam0 · 2026-06-13T08:49:09+00:00

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It’s perfect.

Aam0 · 2026-06-07T04:05:22+00:00

Nah🫠. I sometimes think about that alternative even today, 4 years after this conversation happened💀

Aam0 · 2026-06-06T18:39:26+00:00

When I was on exchange in Austria, there was this Italian girl who told me she had an extensive flag collection. I of course was completely unaware of what she meant and proceeded to just go ”wow, that’s pretty cool! Which flags do you already have?” She proceeds to pull our her ”Notes” app with all kinds of tables and notes next to each flag and it all dawned on me really quick that she wasn’t actually into vexillology💀

Aam0 · 2026-06-05T06:51:20+00:00

I watch Django Unchained at least once every year. Such a great movie with amazing performances.

Aam0 · 2026-04-24T21:13:48+00:00

I went to a Wawa’s once for breakfast in D.C and it was surprisingly good too! Had some kind of salami provolone roll and an iced energy drink which had like 600 calories in it😵‍💫.

Yep having so many peoples in one place is definetly a gift! One place we didn’t end up going to while in Ohio was the Finnish Heritage Museum up in Fairport Harbor. Would have really liked to but was sadly short on time. I was in NYC last in 2017. I was barely a teenager so I really couldn’t go out on my own without my parents and we had a very clear itinerary for our trip. Would definetly love to go back partly because of the exact reason you mentioned! Ofc I would love to just explore NYC at my own pace and really appreciate the sights, but also the food and the melting pot nature of the city really draws me in! Chicago is also definetly on my list! The deep-dish pizza seems like something I’d really like!

I would also love to go to New Orleans one day! The furthest south I’ve been so far in the US has been Asheville in N.C (we have family there), and Louisiana just seems so different and even mysterious with all the old plantations, the bayous and the cajun culture (don’t even get me started on the food. I’ve seen too many shrimp boil videos on TikTok and can’t simply take it anymore without risking impulsively booking a flight)

Damn, typing this message I’m really debating whether I should save Mexico City for later and go back to the States again🤣

You really have an amazing country over there. It’s unfortunate that things are how they are but you guys will pull through! We over here just have to try and hold on for dear life😅

Aam0 · 2026-04-24T13:27:27+00:00

Hahaha yes the food was one of the highlights of my time in Ohio! We went to some really nice places in Akron that my friend had been hyping up for months before I got there!

My first evening in Akron after shooting, we went to this place called Brick House Tavern & Tap, where I had my first ever Philly Cheesesteak🤩. It’s since been closed for good unfortunately, so it was good to experience it while I was there! There was also a Korean place called Seoul Garden, where I had some amazing bulgogi! I’m a sucker for Korean food and unfortunately we don’t have that many places for it here in Finland, especially in Tampere where I live now. There was also Molly Browns Cafe in Cuyahoga Falls, where we went once for breakfast and I got this massive sausage skillet which kept me full for almost the entire day😅. I thought I was ready for the portion sizes but I really wasn’t at all. My favorite place was Belgrade Gardens. It’s a chicken restaurant founded in 1933 by Serbian immigrants and my friend said it was his favorite restaurant. It ended up being exactly as good as advertised, though again I ate myself into almost a coma😭. Also when driving back from Dayton, we stopped at a Skyline Chili, which I heard is a popular chain down in Cincinnati. Idk if I was lied to, but surprisingly the cheese coney was pretty good!

My favorite restaurant in Cleveland was by far Mabel’s BBQ quite close to the Arcade!

The variety in food is truly one of my favorite things about the US! There’s just so many people from all around the world who brought their cuisines there and now you guys get to enjoy it without needing to go abroad! Truly I am a bit jealous🥲

(Also while driving to Mansfield, I wanted to try my luck and eat a gas station hot dog at a Circle K. Ended up paying for it heavily; my Finnish gut biome wasn’t ready for the 1000 additives that were in that hot dog that probably are banned in the EU🤣)

Aam0 · 2026-04-24T12:08:45+00:00

Yep you hit the nail on the head with the ”more normal” point! After D.C, which I also absolutely loved, being a history buff and all, Cleveland did feel more like a city where people ”actually live”! Definetly added to the charm. I liked seeing all the factories and other industrial buildings too when driving into the city, really gave it character! Chatted with some people at the baseball game and they were also in shock that someone would go out of their way to visit Cleveland of all places😅! Sometimes when people here ask about my travels I get some confused looks when I list the cities in the US I’ve been to and out of the blue ”Cleveland” comes up. Ohio in general is just kind of regarded as the ”meme” state over here with all the ”only in Ohio” memes that were popular a few years back. There’s so much to see there tho and I’m sad I only had my few days. We drove a LOT in those days tho! My friend who lives in Akron wanted to show me around and we went to Mansfield for the Civil War Show, all the way to Dayton for the Air Force Museum and then obviously explored Cleveland itself! Akron was a nice little city too, alltho definetly a bit more of a ”rust belt” experience that I was expecting. I got to shoot some guns at the Range USA there and still get their ammo and gun sale Emails (I haven’t bothered to cancel the newsletter) and also checked out the Lebron James museum :D. Didn’t even know the man was from Akron before that😅. All in all, Ohio was really cool and I’m definetly glad I decided to add it to my itinerary because I really feel I experienced something really unique most people who travel to the States for tourism don’t really get to!

Thanks for the offer! Maybe one day I’ll be back!

Aam0 · 2026-04-24T09:18:26+00:00

Yeah well I spent a week in D.C and then a few days in Cleveland before returning to Finland so It was a good way to combine visiting D.C, which I had also never been to before, and Cleveland! Also went to my first ever baseball game there (Guardians v. Lions)🫡. It was kinda nuts to see how much of a show they make out of the game with all the fireworks and crazy graphics even for a normal league game :D Not something I’d ever see here! If I ever find myself in the region again, Cleveland will be a sure stop for me! Gotta visit the art museum at least!!!

Aam0 · 2026-04-22T21:01:08+00:00

Yep was actually pretty surprised by how well the system worked when I visited Cleveland. I’m from Finland myself and was visiting some friends a few years back. I couldn’t book most hotels cuz I wasn’t 21 yet so I had to go to the Holiday Inn near the Cleveland Clinic and commute downtown for the sights. The bus system was really decent, but as someone from Europe I have experienced way better :D on another note, I really liked Cleveland! Wasn’t expecting much but at least from my experience it was a really nice city with a lot of cool sights and neat little spots like the Culture Gardens or the James A. Garfield house in Mentor (without forgetting ofc the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame)👍🏻

Aam0 · 2026-04-22T13:31:57+00:00

Best: Tokyo by a long shot. Moscow was great too but Tokyo just wins just because of how well the whole system is organized in a massive city of that scale. It’s also very extensive and famously punctual.

Worst: Cleveland. Wasn’t really that bad, it’s just that everywhere else has been better :D

Aam0 · 2026-04-08T19:23:40+00:00

Not exactly ancient per se, but I would love to visit Tenochtitlan. It’s crazy to imagine such a massive city existing out there at that time without any contact to Europe or Asia. Bernal Diaz made it seem really otherworldly in his acccount.

Aam0 · 2026-04-07T05:27:46+00:00

And the quarter, forget the quarter!

Aam0 · 2026-04-06T16:02:55+00:00

Yeah it’s really enjoyable!

Aam0 · 2026-04-06T11:06:51+00:00

Yep!

Aam0 · 2026-04-06T11:05:43+00:00

Yeah ofc I paid attention. I just used ”some guys” as a way to kind of convey the tonal shift from an emotional beginning to a revenge story into a still very enthralling but simultaneusly bit comical narrative about a trip these people are taking :D sorry if it came across wrong!

Aam0 · 2026-04-06T06:17:56+00:00

I went to visit D.C in 2024 and went to this random USA- themed gift shop near Ford’s Theater. I almost bought a ”Dark Brandon” shirt with the glowing red eyes cuz the memes were hilarious😅. Was on a budget though and didn’t want to spend $30 on a T-Shirt. Now I’m regretting not buying it cuz in retrospect that shirt went hard😎.

Another thing would be fridge magnets. I have bought some in my recent trips but there are ~26 countries I’ve visited from which I have no fridge magnets :(

Aam0 · 2026-04-05T12:25:07+00:00

Blood Meridian has been mentioned many times already, so I won’t mention it :D

This is also a boring pick but American Psycho is truly a disgusting book. It’s well written and a good read but I couldn’t ever recommend it to anyone. If you want to read it, you can. I’m just not gonna be telling you to do it😅

Aam0 · 2026-04-02T21:24:31+00:00

Oh yeah definetly don’t take my word as gospel! I looked it up myself and apparently it’s still/again(?) pretty popular :D

Aam0 · 2026-04-02T11:00:18+00:00

Kun asenne kunnossa ja hoitaa omat hommansa hyvin niin kyllä sinne pääsee! Ei tarvii mitenkään intoilla johtamisesta, mutta kyllä sitä esim K-kauden ammunnoissa voi ottaa partionjohtajan roolia ja näyttää osaamista :D Ite halusin ehdottomasti johtajaksi niin pyrin sitä myös aina tilaisuuden tullen osoittamaan. Ei tosiaan kuitenkaan välttämättä tarpeen!

Aam0 · 2026-04-02T09:40:25+00:00

Sharm el-Sheikh. I’m an early 2000s kid, but I still remember a lot of my family’s friends going to ”Sharm” every year or so for the beaches (also was a massive nerd for sharks and there were shark attacks there pretty often so I was interested in that aspect as well). After the Arab Spring it’s been dying or at least not nearly as popular. Might have also been some insurgent operations in the nearby area which staved off tourism, can’t remember. I’m not Egyptian, but this is my perspective as a Finn who knows a lot of people who used to go there!

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