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Ultimate Lapland Vacation: the Best Lapland Winter Itinerary

Becci — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:24:54 +0000

For my winter vacation this year, instead of going somewhere warm to escape the cold, I wanted to go chasing the Northern Lights on a Lapland Adventure. There are so many things to do in Lapland! This ultimate Lapland vacation consisted of a road trip from Norway to the bottom of Finland. [...]

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Snowmobile Three Countries near Kilpisjärvi, Finland

Becci — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:44:41 +0000

While in Finland on our ultimate Lapland adventure, we met up with Lapland Connection for possibly the fastest three country tour in the world. Located in the northern border of Finland is the town of Kilpisjärvi where you can snowmobile three countries within seconds of each other. Martti Niskanen was our snowmobile guide for the [...]

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World’s Largest Snow Castle in Kemi, Finland

Becci — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:09:41 +0000

While on our ultimate Lapland vacation, we HAD to visit the world’s largest snow fort, the Snow Castle in Kemi (LumiLinna in Finnish). Located right along the Bothnian Bay, this fairytale like castle and snow hotel is built every single winter. The Snow Castle in Kemi is open from late January to March and [...]

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First time Snowshoeing Salmivaara Fell in Kilpisjarvi, Finland

Becci — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:57:33 +0000

It was our first trip snowshoeing and what better place to do it than Kilpisjärvi, Finland. Our guide, Gareth from Adventure By Design, was excited to take us out for our first time doing this sport. We hopped in the car for a short ride to where we would start our adventure. Gareth helped [...]

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Sampo Icebreaker Cruise & Ice Swimming in Kemi, Finland

Becci — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 01:11:34 +0000

Here’s a once in a lifetime cruise you may not have heard of! Imagine being onboard a ship as it breaks the ice as it moves forward or swimming in a sea of ice. It sounds dangerous but the Sampo Icebreaker cruise in Kemi, Finland is anything but. While gaining in popularity the Sampo [...]

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Bear Hill Husky Tour Review

Becci — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:57:57 +0000

While in Lapland, we wanted to check out a husky tour. I had previously joined a husky tour in Alaska with someone who had raced in the Iditarod and wanted to see the difference. Adventure by Design had booked a Bear Hill husky tour for us. The tour company picked us up a [...]

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Things I Learned in Lapland

Becci — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:20:55 +0000

Visiting Lapland was not on the top of my bucket list when I first started traveling. However, after seeing the Northern Lights for the first time, I was addicted to traveling to destinations where I could view them. While researching, I was in awe of the beauty of Lapland. Here are some things I [...]

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I met the REAL Santa Claus in Finland!

Becci — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:10:20 +0000

I found the REAL Santa Claus in Finland! Visitors can meet him at the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. He’s the BEST Santa I’ve ever met. He looked a little different from my last visit in the North Pole, but maybe it was because (like me) he traveled across the world. We took [...]

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Lapland Welcome: Northern Lights Tour and Finnish Fortune Telling

Becci — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:51:33 +0000

I’m addicted to chasing the Northern Lights. Ever since my first solo trip to Alaska, I have wanted to see them again. The main priority of my Lapland trip was to share the Northern Lights with my husband. He got his first glimpse while we were in Norway when we stayed in a [...]

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