In Finland, sauna is not only a national past time, it’s an art. Almost every family has a sauna in their home and most Finns take sauna every day.

While visiting my friend Pirijo in Finnish Lapland, she taught me how to take a proper sauna in 3 steps:

When I think of the Arctic Circle, I think of snow and ice and Santa. Well, that is the Arctic Circle 8 months out of the year. But in the summer months, the Arctic Circle is surprising lush and green.

Here’s a few of the delectables that Laplanders like to eat:

I recently wrote a post about my 5 favorite cities – and Copenhagen was one of them. So I was looking forward to my return visit and was expecting a week of fun. And that’s exactly what I got!

Here’re my 7 insider peeks when hitting the Danish capital Copenhagen: