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Päivi Kaarina Laajanen
Founder, Travel Journalist & Blogger, Matkasto / Mangostania
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About me

I´m a travel journalist & founder of Matkasto online magazine. I also have my personal travel blog Mangostania (mangostania.matkasto.net) where I mainly write about family travel - with Ajay, Auli (12) and Alpo (6).

Why did you join the community?

Networking

What is your favorite travel destination?

Japan, India, South East Asia, Mexico...

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Bhutan, Burma

What was your first travel job?

I started writing travel articles as a freelance journalist in 1999.

What do you want to learn more about?

Cultures, traditions, lifestyles around the world.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Experience. Understanding. Learning.

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