Porvoo is a coastal city just 50 kilometers from Helsinki, with several buses making the 70 minute trip each day. This quaint seaside town is a nice alternative to bigger Helsinki, and has developed quite the foodie scene in recent years. Upon arrival, grab a walking tour map from the to...
Finnish Laplandis a perennially popular snowy European destination, particularly the region’s capital,Rovaniemi—the home of Santa. If you're traveling with kids, they can meet Father Christmas at theSanta Claus Villagetheme park while visitors going it alone, or child-free, can wrap up warm a...
Don’t let FOMO win. Pick a reasonable itinerary for the time that you have and based on your interests and goals. Allow for time to relax, and wander around with no particular goal. The less you move around, the less hassle with changing hotels, boarding a train or flight, etc.Slow ...
Kiruna Snow Festival(end of January). Organizers claim this event, set under the northern lights in Sweden's Arctic Lapland, is the biggest snow festival in Europe. Visit Kiruna, where January's average temperature hovers around -4°F (-20°C) and daylight lasts only a few hours, to watc...
Race around dark wintery forests and across frozen lakes and hunt for the Northern Lights. The best way to witness this natural phenomenon is to stay overnight in one of theigloo hotels in Lapland. For example, you can chooseMuotka Igloosin Sinetta or4* Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort - Igloos...
A pragmatic mixture of a little Melbourne, Rio, and Wellington, slightly more of Beijing, a lot of New York, and a great deal indeed of London. Welcome to Hong Kong! I'll admit I stole the framework of that quote of one about Fidel Castro's ideology ...Read more > ...
Lapland is the closest inhabitable resemblance we’ve got to the North Pole, evidenced quite literally by the year-round Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. Among the many year-round activities in Lapland, Northern Lights scouting remains top of the list—and a lifelong bucket-list item for many...
Rovaniemi is a winter wonderland. Finnish Laplandis a perennially popular snowy European destination, particularly the region’s capital,Rovaniemi—the home of Santa. If you're traveling with kids, they can meet Father Christmas at theSanta Claus Villagetheme park while visitors going it alone, or...