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Travel
A tick on my bucket list
Vijay Taparia narrates his once-in-a-lifetime experience of the ethereal
Northern Lights, famed ice-breaker ships, husky rides and more…
direct (chances of baggage being left
reduced, as one of our bags got left by
KLM at Amsterdam) Finnair arrives in
the afternoon. There are many hotels in
Helsinki. We stayed at the Kamp hotel quiet
in the centre of the city.
One can & should stay in Helsinki for 2
days to get the local sights, the rock church,
the old church, and a visit to the botanical
gardens is also suggested (we did not go
When we heard about an opportunity there due to paucity of time). There is a
to visit Lapland as a regional retreat by fortress island which one must visit. Ferries
YPO Gold, (YPO Gold is an organisation go there every 30/40 minutes & one can
of people who have crossed the age of spend a couple of hours there. One could
50 & are variously phased in their life, also plan a day’s trip to Tallinn a quaint
Retired, planning to retire & somewhere in Estonian town. It’s a full day trip & if
between), Urvashi my wife instantly said planned well in advance can be done in 2 1/2
yes & we booked our seats to Helsinki & days stay in Helsinki. It’s a 2-hour boat ride
then Rovaniemi (around the Arctic circle) on a large ship that may carry up to 5000
While we flew KLM via Amsterdam, the people. This ship has restaurants as well.
best flight if one is only doing Lapland Helsinki has a lot of good restaurants
is to take a flight from Delhi to Helsinki which also conjure great vegetarian meals.
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