Being present
These days the world and life on it seems to be anything else than rush free. Western world revolves around conceptions and idealism created to support a perfect model for consumerism and economic growth that benefits from it. A typical day for a so-called normal family runs more or same the ordinary way: breakfast, kids to school, parents to work, back from them both, dinner, TV or activities and to bed. Timetables, schedules, bookings. Amidst all this, people tend to forget
Aurora Borealis
It has many names. Aurora borealis. Northern lights. Polar lights. In Finnish, ‘revontulet’ means literally ‘fox fires’, named after an arctic fox, that runs through the night and lights up the sky with its tail. They are beautifully coloured, typically bright green but also varying with hints of red, purple and yellow. Auroras have carried lots of meanings through time. They’ve been mystical, prophetical and promising omens. Some people believe they bring good luck, some people swear for the opposite. As
Swiss hike
Switzerland is picture-beautiful country in the middle of Europe. As we all know, cheese, cow bells ringing throughout summer, chocolate and astounding mountains define this small but feisty and characteristic nation. Swiss people are used to live together nearby family and neighbours. It is obvious, as the small country carries over 8 million inhabitants. Small block houses looking like a typical Alp cottage might even accommodate a few families. What gives spaciousness for people are the mountains and their beautiful snowy
Water is the essence
If you get lost into the wild, you can easily survive a week without food. But if you don’t have any water, you’ve only got a few days to either find yourself back or find some clean H2O to sip. Water is the essence of life and without it we couldn’t survive. Water indicates how nature lies. In both Finland and Switzerland winters are reliable of snow, especially when thinking about tourism. We have written already about the seasons and what
Lapland summer is better than winter and here’s why
There has been discussion in Finland over Lapland tourism during the past weeks. Topic is very simple: how to get guests to visit during the quiet summer season. Lappish tourism has been evolving around winter season, snow, reindeer, huskies and aurora. Unfortunately, these attractions are hardly even original Lappish activities. Also, they are reliable on snow situation which again is affected by the changes of climate. What is even more, these activities can’t be arranged during the summer season, not
These Swiss goodies you don’t want to miss
Summer is here! Summer season in both Lapland and Switzerland is a fantastic time to spend time outdoors and enjoy the warmth, happy atmosphere amongst people and naturally treat yourself with some chosen delicacies. When you head towards Switzerland, for sure you are up for a culinary trip. Mind you, this country is happy to receive anyone within its borders, but you should leave calorie counting at home. Switzerland is world-widely known of two delicious things: its chocolate and cheese. Chocolate
Works like a dream
There is a dictum in English language, “works like a dream”. Finnish people have turned this phrase into a form that describes ironically the country’s own train system. The general opinion of the masses is that this train system often runs late, or the gear breaks down. It has almost become a joke that anything could happen to the trains, weather, accidents, circumstances or just in general, things won’t go as planned. Thus, “works like a dream” is freely translated
The best of Switzerland
Spring is here. In Lapland the sun is shining brighter and warmer every day, snow melts and flocks of birds are returning from South. In Switzerland days get warmer, almost summerlike, cows return to the fields with joy and nature starts to bloom. Spring is also time for removing thoughts of winter from your mind and cleaning for the upcoming Summer season. As we clear the mindset as well as cupboards to be ready for Summer, some old memories can be
Your best travel partner
Have you ever stopped to consider how much of your time you spent in traveling? In the mornings, you step into a car and head towards work. Or perhaps you take the train. To see friends, you hop onto your bike and head towards the chosen meeting point. Even during holidays, it is more than common to choose a destination, national or international and change the scenery. As we spend so much time traveling - in everyday and leisure time -
Traveling outside of the box
It is a scary thought to step into the unknown. This applies especially if you need to enter another culture and country. Still, unknown is not only scary but also fascinating, intriguing and makes memorable experiences. What do you need along your journey when stepping into the unknown? Forget about the typical bucket lists. It is highly likely they go around the most typical and mass-tourism destinations. Another reason is that in the worst-case scenarios they can disappoint you. Social media