Travel Daily Tip

While visiting Finish Lapland, make sure to visit this place, located in the city of Kemi (which is about 1:30 hours train ride from Rovaniemi)  and located not too far from the train station, it is best to combine this visit if you are planning on taking the ice breaker tour as well since they are both in Kemi.

Inside the castle you will see many rooms of the ice hotels, many amazing  ice art pieces and also some fun activities like ice slides and stuff like this.

Tags: Finland, Lapland, Snow Castle
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There is nothing in particular i want to recommend in Leidseplein , but this is a really nice area to hang out, other than some cool restaurants, bars, cafes to sit at, the main cool thing there is that almost all the time you get to see some crazy, great streets shows and all kind of weird stuff.

Just a great place in general.

Tags: amsterdam, Leidseplein, street shows
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While visiting Stockholm, you should visit the ice bar which is located inside the Nordic Sea hotel, right near the train station. The bar is all made of ice, and you pay entry fee which buys you  gloves, cape and first drink (you will probably wont stay long enough for another one, but in case you do you can order more).

Inside it is really amazing, all made of ice, all the walls, the bars, the stalls and even the glasses are made of ice – really amazing, really cold as well.

Tags: Ice Bar, Stockholm, Sweden
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In general, Flam (or Flaam, or Flåm)  is a small place in Norway  which i visited 2 years ago, this was one of the places i really looking forward to visit (mainly since they have such great reputation, and their site is really great, but in general, yes, it is a great place, lovely fjord and some really nice hikes and amazing views – defiantly worth the trip.

The only thing i would advise you to avoid, is the train trip, it is a really expensive trip, and the views you see while riding the trains are not really worth the price – you see all these views and more from the village itself. Yes, you will see a nice waterfall, but you will get to see thousands of these while visiting Norway. Other than that, the train (due to  the fact its an historical train) is so slow so other than the money you will be spending 2 hours of precious Norway travel time.

Tags: fjords, Flam, Norway
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This mountain offers some great views, while going up on the great revolving cable car (which means everyone gets to see the view to all of the directions without the need to squeeze around one window. when you at the top, there are great views of around the mountain and you can also visit the ice cave.

Tags: ice cave, Mount Titlis, Switzerland
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While in north Italy, Mount Marmolada, which is the highest mountain of the Dolomites, is one of the most beautiful views of the erea and it is just an amazing spot to visit. You will need to take 3 different cables cars to the top of it.

Tags: Dolomites, Italy, Mount Marmolada
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When visiting Amsterdam, try to visit the western church one of the mornings, every morning they have a tour to the top of the chrch while climbing narrow laders viewing many amazing, huge bells. The tour is a guided tour of an hour or so and it is really nice, in addition the view from the top is an extra bonus.

Tags: amsterdam, bells, Netherlands, Western Church
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The Anne Frank house, located at 263 Prinsengracht (although the entrance is at number 267), is a really interesting monument. The house is the place where Anne’s father, Otto’s,  businesses was and where they were hiding from the Nazi regime for  25 months (July 6, 1942 -September 3, 1944). It is very interesting to see the rooms and the hiding places where they have actually been.

Directions: Trams 13 and 17 from Central Station, get off at Westermarkt station.

Tags: amsterdam, Anne Frank, Netherlands
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The Blue lagoon is a really nice place for some relaxation, and the fact it is close to the Reykjavik airport makes it a good idea to have a short break there before your flight. There is nothing more there other than geothermal heated pools, but it is a nice thing to do especially when it is a bit cold around you.

This is not a must, you can find stuff like that probably everywhere but it is really nice and since it is so close to the airport…why not.

Tags: Blue Lagoon, geothermal pools, Iceland
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The Uruniemi Camping near Inari at the north of Finnish Lapland is located 2 Km outside of the Inari village – which makes it so isolated and really unique.  The camping offers all kind of cabins with or without running water so prices vary and can fit many people.  It is right on the lake so it is amazing and the views are great . There is, of course, a sauna and also a fire cabin where it is nice to sit around the fire  (big enough for 10  people or so).

We called them 2 days before our arrival and even though it was out of season they agreed to open for us and were reasonably priced as well…very nice people.

Phone: 358-(0)16-671331
Directions: When you take the bus to Inari there is a bus stop right in front of it before the bus goes into the village
Website: http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/uruniemi/

Tags: Finland, Ianri, Lapland
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