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Our Travel Highlights of 2017

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December 27, 2017

What a year 2017 has been!
It has been a year of anticipation as I booked our dream holiday to Santa’s Lapland all the way back at the end of 2015 and have had to keep it a secret for over a year, which was not easy.
But let’s go back…

Saariselka


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Day 3 – Our Final Day at Santa's Lapland

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December 21, 2017

The final day of our visit to Santa’s Lapland was a nice relaxing day in comparison to the busyness of the Search for Santa day the previous day.
Check-out time at the Saariselkä Inn is 10am, so we got up, dressed and packed everything up before we had breakfast so we…

Northern Lights Tour


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Northern Lights Adventure with Santa's Lapland

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December 18, 2017

Seeing the Northern Lights is top of my bucket list, so when we discovered that you can take part in a Northern Lights Safari when we were staying at Santa’s Lapland we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity.
We booked it for after our Search for Santa Day which mean’t…

Searching for Santa at Santa's Lapland


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Searching for Santa at Santa's Lapland

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December 12, 2017

Day two of our three-day trip to Saariselkä was our Search for Santa day.
We were given our coach times the day before we left and we were one of the first to arrive for our day that promised to be packed full of fun.
Tucked in our pockets were our magic…

Saariselka


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Small Planet


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Destination Europe

Our Journey to Lapland with Santa's Lapland

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December 7, 2017

When I booked our holiday to Lapland, the plan was to keep it a secret from all the family.
The plan worked at first, but when it came to Hubby booking his holiday from work, I gave in and told him what I was up to. However, we both agreed…

Saariselka


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Staying in Santa’s Saariselkä Inn with Santa’s Lapland

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December 5, 2017

We have just got home from a magical break with Santa’s Lapland and we had the most amazing time.
Going on a Santa break is not cheap, especially when you take into consideration that you are only actually on resort for around 48 hours and I priced up lots of…

Rememberance


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Lapland


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What to pack for a holiday to Lapland

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November 8, 2017

Visiting Lapland with the kids to meet Father Christmas has been top of my bucket list for the last few years.
It is recommended not to take babies and toddlers as the weather is extremely cold outside, generally around -12ᶜ and sometimes as low as -30ᶜ this time of year,…


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A Tour of MSC Cruise Lines Preziosa

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October 7, 2017

Last year we were lucky enough to go on our first cruise and it is safe to say that we fell in love with sailing the seven seas, as it is a great way of visiting lots of countries without the hassle of constantly packing and unpacking.
I was invited…

KARA GUPPY
Bournemouth

Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk