• Finland - food - hotel - Itinerary - Northern Europe - Sweden

    By Tour – Narvik, Kiruna, Rovaniemi Winter: The Finale (Days 8-10) Part 3/3

    If the first week of our Finland and Norway winter itinerary was all about adrenaline and chasing the Northern Lights, the final stretch was about slowing down, soaking in the incredible Arctic scenery, and enjoying some serious festive cheer even though we still travel long distance by bus and changes hotel daily. Day 8: Snowy Fjords and Narvik before going into Sweden We started day eight in Tromsø with a heavy breakfast of pancakes and warm omelets—essential fuel for another freezing day of exploration. Leaving the island city behind, we hit the road south towards the town of Narvik, Norway.…

  • Finland - food - hotel - Itinerary - Northern Europe - Norway

    By Tour – Kirkenes, Levi, Tromso Winter: The Finale (Day 4-7) Part 2/3

    After crossing the border into Norway for a freezing, unforgettable King Crab safari on Day 3, the second leg of our Arctic journey took us from tearing through the snow on engines and sleds to marveling at some of Norway’s most iconic winter architecture. Day 4: Kirkenes back to Finland Levi Day 4 was spent mostly on the road, it bring us from Kirkenes (Norway) back to Finland and we stopped at Levi for the night.Kirkenes is a quiet and peaceful town in the far northeastern norway, very close to the Russian border~ Even though theres limited things to do…

  • Finland - hotel - Itinerary - Northern Europe - Norway

    By Tour – Lapland Rovaniemi, Kakslauttanen resort, Kirkenes Winter (Day 1-3) Part 1/3

    We visited the hometown of Santa clause!! It has been always a dream to do so and i believe it is same for almost everyone else~~ This time, we travelled by a tour group booked via the travel fair, reason being is that, we are going there during the winter, and we are not really familiar with driving in a snowy country, additionally during the mid winter season, the daylight is quite short and it might be kind of difficult for us to drive in the snow and also in the dark. We are glad that we chose to travel…