Finnish Sauna – Go nude, or go home

The sauna is a way of life in Finland, it’s not a luxury like in the rest of the world and the locals use them at least once a week. We couldn’t leave Finland without visiting one, but I’ve read that most of them are separate sex, so I’d have to sit in a room…

Meeting Santa Claus in Lapland

I’m a big fan of Christmas, so once I found out Santa lived in Finland’s Lapland, it was on my list of places to visit. He’s situated along the Arctic Circle at Rovaniemi in The Santa Claus Village. We’ve been in Finland for 2 days now and after the two small Reindeer we saw in…

Beautiful Bergen and a taste of whale

We got pretty shit weather for the whole of the Hardangerfjord drive, but it still looked beautiful and the rain only made the valley of waterfalls more impressive. The driving has been a bit stressful as the roads are so narrow and the Norwegians like to leave a huge gap between them and the wall….