Normally I wouldn't blog about a ski trip as they are pretty predictable (up, down, up, down etc), however as this was a trip to a new country I thought it was worth a quick blog. I decided I wanted to try Finland as for many years I've been meaning to try some non-downhill skiing activities, I also hoped to catch the Northern lights and so off to Lapland I went. Naturally it being January, Santa had finished his Christmas duties and left Lapland and gone off on a well deserved holiday ( I believe he likes a few weeks in the sun to recover), so I wasn't expecting Lapland to be too busy. Also the fact that the days are short (sunrise 9.30am - sunset 3pm) and the temperatures are a little bit chilly (down
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