In case you're wondering and you probably are as I was for a few weeks after being introduced to the word, Ylläs is pronounced "Oollas", or at least that's how I managed to make myself understood, most of the time.Now let me quickly explain why travelling in Finland was read more

Hello new week. Hello friends.We're preparing to be on the move again, crossing into Swedish Lapland for a mini adventure before we depart for Norway on Thursday, hence today's song. I've never been to Norway before and it's always exciting to arrive in a new country. However, the best read more

It was not your typical Friday night, nor was I was I wearing your typical Friday night outfit. Despite their fun sounding name, salopettes do not a sexy look make. Yet, they kept me warm and gratefully so, as did my helmet, my thick shapeless jacket and a fleece balaclava. Read more

Never before, and quite possibly never again, will my first impressions of a place be defined by a naked sauna and ice dipping session with a group of jolly Finnish women I've never met before.It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. Particularly, perhaps, because I read more