Our Travel Plans

Over the last week, we have been working on solidifying our travel plans for the next two months. Our plans so far include:

March 13 - 18: Dublin, Ireland
We are planning to meet up here with some friends from UNC Asheville to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We're super excited because we got plane tickets for approximately $80 each, direct from Finland to Ireland.

March 23 - 29: Lapland, Northern Finland
This is a student trip hosted by the Erasmus Student Network. Our itinerary includes visiting the Kemi Snow Castle, the REAL Santa's village (Rovaniemi), going to a reindeer farm, taking an artic survival course (ice fishing, igloo building, and snowshoeing), dogsledding, and, if we're lucky, seeing the Northern Lights!
April 3 - 15: TBA
Our families are coming to visit!
We're not sure where we'll be going yet, but we're sure it will be fun.

     
Elizabeth's typical family portrait                         Jaime's family "tree"... har har

April 16 - 20: St. Petersburg, Russia
This is another student trip hosted by ESN. We got lucky and the earlier trip got cancelled, which means that we're getting a 5-day trip during a more convenient time for our original 4-day price! We'll get to visit Catherine's Palace, Church on Spilt Blood, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the State Hermitage Museum, and the Winterpalace. Unfortunately, for Americans, the Russian visa requirements are not only complicated but excessively pricey when compared to other countries. We think Russia still harbors a grudge...



All this being said, we are WIDE OPEN for May, with sparse class activity, and would love visitors and/or travel companions!! If you would like to submit an application to travel with us, please let us know your suggested destination, intended timetable, and how much you're willing to spend on us. We'll get back to you in 5-10 business days. Unless you're Russian, in which case it'll be at least a month and cost you 10 euros.