There was a big chill in the air, even in October, as I boarded our coach for what would be an engaging tour of the old and the new in Helsinki. It was my first full day on the Northern Lights…
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There was a big chill in the air, even in October, as I boarded our coach for what would be an engaging tour of the old and the new in Helsinki. It was my first full day on the Northern Lights…
I was curious about Finland after reading that the country won double gold in the “World Happiness Report 2018.” What makes the Nordic people so happy, I wondered. I was set on finding out about this high happiness quotient after…
“Bergen is called the city of rain,” said our guide Simone. “We get about 240 days of rain per year and we have many hours of darkness.” Not to despair, sightseeing in Bergen is fun even in the rain. I…
It was raining the morning we sailed into the village of Eidfjord, Norway. As the sun peered out from the clouds, a beautiful rainbow welcomed us. This was our next to last stop on our Viking Homelands cruise courtesy of…
It was afternoon in Stavanger, the fourth largest city of Norway, and I was bundling up with layers of clothing. I was preparing to embark on a local sightseeing boat setting off into the Stavanger archipelago and entering Lysefjord with…
As my 60th year comes to an end, I thought it was appropriate to share highlights from my special visit with Santa and his reindeers. In the fall, I wrote a blog post about packing for my trip. I really…
