Hello from Longyearbyen, the northernmost city in the world, just 800 miles from the North Pole.
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I went to the Lapland region in northern Finland in the middle of January. There was only four hours of daylight, but there was snow everywhere and the night sky was just absolutely beautiful. It was the most enchanting place I have ever been to. When I go to Longyearbyen, I'll definitely go during the winter. Or at least the fall. To see that town layered with snow and to be able to look up at the night sky with all the stars will be a dream.
Haha, it's hilarious that you can see Ford in the "please don't park your dog here" photo! He's not your dog, Lucky! 😉
I know a lot of people go up there for scientific research. An old classmate of mine went up there to study arctic marine biology, so I'm sure it's rather diverse. But Norwegian nonetheless! Just remember to say… SKÅL! 🙂
Ben I don't see anything different from Alaska. Visit Kneai fords or Juneau and it's exactly the same thing prob better mountain ranges and more wildlife than Norway. Cheers!
It resembles a little bit of Ushuaia, the southernmost (?) city in S. America.
Any Mexican food there? Since Pepi's North of the Border burned in Barrow it has been very hard to find Mexican food up in the artic circle.
Lol for claiming to be a travel blog your infrequent visits to non-major cities and non-chain establishments are quite humorous. 400k miles per year and yet you've rarely been off the beaten path. Welcome to the real world!
Looks incredibly beautiful to me, but I got a big laugh out of the no dog parking sign
Can't wait for your full report. Mind you, I feel like doing this in summer is cheating. We visited Tromsø in northern Norway last Christmas, and it was fabulous, especially seeing the Northern Lights (aurora borealis). Not the northern most anything, but pretty close to where you are. You can see some of the shots, and very soon a report on our Northern Lights adventure - links below.
Tromsø: http://www.2paxfly.com/2016/07/what-do-you-do-when-someone-is-already.html
Northern Lights (coming in the next 24 hours) http://www.2paxfly.com/2016/07/the-chase-to-see-northern-lights-aurora.html
It's interesting seeing your reaction to some real travelling to a genuine place, unlike your usual 'spoilt child' reactions when a hotel doesn't give you a room upgrade.
I know that I gave you a bit of crap about booking a hotel for a few hours for several hundreds of dollars, but I really enjoy your posts, which I routinely read. I have to say, you have some total twats that routinely post nasty comments to you..YES YOU JAMES! Don't follow if you are going to be a dick.