An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
Our week in Finland was extremely active, from snowmobiling and snowshoeing to husky sledding and reindeer riding. But when we weren’t out and about, gaping at the amazing scenery, we were snuggled up inside our cute little log cabin on the outskirts of town on the edge of a frozen lake. Here we spent dark winter nights in front of...
I’m lying in a ditch in the snow, looking up at the stars and wondering if I’m still alive or if I had died and the white stuff surrounding me are puffy clouds. I wiggle my toes tentatively. Nothing seems to be broken. And then a circle of worried faces are looking down at me. Someone asks if I’m okay....
As I walk through the bitter cold and slowly falling snow, carrying a large steaming pizza and a 2-litre bottle of Pepsi Max, I realise I am in the middle of one of those unforgettable memories. It’s nine o’clock at night and pitch black, except where the light from sporadic streetlamps are reflecting off the snow. The crunching of compressed...