Santa’s Holiday Village – meeting the official Santa!

As it’s Christmas, I thought I could share my experience at Santa’s Holiday Village in the end of November and our encounter with the official Santa Claus. In my earlier post, I wrote about our journey to Rovaniemi and the apartment. Waking up in Rovaniemi to some daylight felt strange, forgetting there are no polarContinue reading “Santa’s Holiday Village – meeting the official Santa!”

Journey to Rovaniemi: A Magical Road Trip to Meet Santa Claus (part 1)

We embarked on a road trip from our new home in Kirkenes to Rovaniemi, Finland – a childhood dream come true. Rovaniemi, Lapland’s capital, is known as Santa Claus’s official hometown, offering a magical winter experience with the Midnight Sun or the polar nights feauturing the Northern Lights. As it was winter, we drove throughContinue reading “Journey to Rovaniemi: A Magical Road Trip to Meet Santa Claus (part 1)”

Christmas in Sopot, Poland

Every year, we try to pick a new place to celebrate Christmas. This time, however, we decided to celebrate in Sopot, Poland. We had travelled a lot in the past 2 months, so we thought we could go somewhere closer by for Christmas. Besides, both my parents are from Poland, so I do feel aContinue reading “Christmas in Sopot, Poland”

Merry Christmas!

I would like to wish all the readers of my blog a Merry Christmas! Usually I would take some the time to explain a bit about the traditions of a typical Polish Christmas and explain the food that is usually served, for example, that there should be no less than 12 dishes and that noContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”

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