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Husky Safari Through the Winter Landscapes of Rovaniemi

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 28, 2018March 6, 2025
Husky Safari

Rovaniemi, February 28th, 2018. Today, I finally got to do something I had been looking forward to for a long time: a husky safari! After…

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Visiting the Santa Claus Village and the Arctic Circle

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 27, 2018March 5, 2025
Oficina de Papá Noel

Rovaniemi, February 27th, 2018. I met Santa Claus!!! So exciting! 😀 Today, I spent the day at Santa Claus Village, or in other words, Santa’s…

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Rovaniemi: First Impressions of the City

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 26, 2018March 5, 2025
Revista de Laponia y Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi, February 26th, 2018. My first day in Rovaniemi has been quite relaxed. To be honest, I’ve barely done anything aside from socializing with people…

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Crossing Finland by Bus: From Savitaipale to Rovaniemi

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 26, 2018March 5, 2025
De Savitaipale a Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi, February 25th and 26th, 2018. Hello from Rovaniemi! Wow, I’m super tired! I don’t think I’ve ever spent so many hours on a bus…

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Hiking Route from Savitaipale to Kärnäkoski Fortress

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 19, 2018March 5, 2025
Kärnäkoski

Savitaipale, February 19th, 2018. Today, we had the day off, so we took the opportunity to go on another hiking route in the area. This…

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The Russian War Helicopter at the Gas Station

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 18, 2018February 28, 2025
Helicóptero de guerra

Savitaipale, February 18th, 2018. This morning, we woke up around 9:30. It was super cozy because we had slept with the heating on. In reality,…

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The cottage: the Finnish survival camp

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 17, 2018February 26, 2025

The Cottage, February 17th, 2018. This weekend has been special for us because we had the opportunity to spend it in a Finnish-style cottage. A…

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The cottage: the Finnish survival camp

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 17, 2018February 28, 2025

The Cottage, February 17th, 2018. This weekend has been special for us because we had the opportunity to spend it in a Finnish-style cottage. A…

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The Finnish-Style Home Sauna Ritual

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 15, 2018February 13, 2025
Sauna casera

Savitaipale, February 15th, 2018. Today’s morning was quite calm and passed quickly. This week, I started working every day at 10:00, so I haven’t had…

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Day trip to Lappeenranta and Lake Saimaa

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 14, 2018February 13, 2025
Iglesia de Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta, February 14th, 2018. Today I had a day off and decided to visit Lappeenranta, the 11th largest city in Finland by population. One of…

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Ice Fishing: How to Lose Your Patience in Just a Few Minutes

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 10, 2018February 13, 2025
Pesca en el hielo

Savitaipale, February 10th, 2018. We’ve been planning to try ice fishing at Lake Kuolimo for a few days now. In Finland, ice fishing is a…

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Trekking Route to the Rovastinoja Fortress

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 9, 2018December 23, 2024
Cabaña de Rovastinoja

Savitaipale, February 9, 2018. It’s been over a week since I arrived in Finland, and today we finally did our first trekking route through its…

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The Experience of an Authentic Finnish Sauna

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 7, 2018December 19, 2024
La verdadera sauna finlandesa

Savitaipale, February 7, 2018. Unlike other days, and despite keeping the heating on all the time, today it felt much colder inside the house. Our…

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The Airbnb Crisis: A Special (but Lovely) Guest

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 5, 2018December 19, 2024
Flea Market

Savitaipale, February 5, 2018. With all the excitement around chasing the northern lights, we ended up going to bed past one in the morning. Not…

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The Tower and the Unsuccessful Search for the Northern Lights

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 4, 2018December 19, 2024
La torre

Savitaipale, February 4, 2018. The Sun is out! Since I arrived in Finland, I’ve noticed that the days are often quite gray. However, today was…

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Walking on Kuolimo, a frozen lake in Savitaipale

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 3, 2018September 21, 2024
Lago Kuolimo

Savitaipale, February 3, 2018. As the title suggests, today we had the chance to walk on Lake Kuolimo, which has been an incredible experience since…

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