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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A hotel in Inari Finland in January. I was a 20yo woman and everyone else at the hotel was a burly older man. I don't speak Finnish. All TV was in Finnish or Russian. I just stayed in my room. I went to the Sami museum though and that was great--it was just the hotel at night that was bleak.

I also got a weird vibe in Molokai. It was beautiful, and the tour of Kalaupappa was fascinating, and I didn't get a sense of hostility from the people I met, but I felt like I would not understand anything even if I lived there for 30 years. It was like half of what was said was a lie/inside joke/myth/historical reference and 50% was not and I couldn't tell which was which. It also felt like a place where it would be so easy to die in the sea or some remote area and never be found, or to be killed and have nobody fess up.

And a Microtel in Syracuse NY. I wish we'd gone with our initial plan of camping even though it was chilly.
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I lived in Helsinki, so I just have to ask.  How in the world did you wind up in Inari?![/quote]

Lol, I was visiting a friend who was doing a Fulbright in Helsinki. We did some stuff together in the city, but since I didn't want to overstay my welcome with her (she had a small apartment with a roommate) I did some other side trips--Stockholm, Estonia, etc. I thought it would be cool to see northern Finland and the train ride was overnight so it was like transportation + lodging. I took a train to Rovaniemi, where Santa Claus Village was closed, and then took a bus to Inari. Spent the night in the aforementioned hotel, saw the Sami museum, and did the journey back. I'm glad I went, and it wasn't any colder than Helsinki (there were days when I was there that the high was like 2 degrees F) but the hotel creeped me out![/quote]

Did you know Santa’s Office would be closed or was it like Chevy Chase Wally World style? Knocking on the door and Santa’s closed for the day?! Maybe I shouldn’t tell you this, but we took our 2 year old there and it was so magical! My mom was able to watch it from Arizona on the “Santa cam,” and it was pretty perfect.  We can’t wait to take him back to Helsinki one day.  It’s such an off the beaten path city. It sounds like you enjoyed your trip, aside from said hotel, and that makes me happy! Kiitos for sharing about your trip![/quote]

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