🇫🇮 Helsinki → 🇩🇪 Munich · 1 week

Watch (or attempt) the standing river wave at the Eisbach in the English Garden — a group of surfers ride a permanent wave in the middle of the city, year-round, for free. Go on a sunny afternoon when the crowd watching is part of the experience.

Drink at the Augustiner-Keller beer garden in Arnulfstrasse rather than the Hofbräuhaus — it's where Munich locals actually go, the chestnut trees are enormous, and you can bring your own food. Order a Masskrug (1-litre) of Augustiner Edelstoff.

Visit the Alte Pinakothek on a Sunday when admission drops to €1 — one of the world's great collections of Old Masters (Dürer, Rubens, Raphael) for the price of a coffee. Arrive at 10am to beat the afternoon rush.

On a clear day, take the S6 S-Bahn to Starnberg and rent a kayak or stand-up paddleboard on the Starnberger See — the Alps form the horizon, the water is clean enough to swim in, and you're back in central Munich in 30 minutes.