“I am a sheep in wolf’s clothes”, says Vesa Junttila, artist, car lover and quaint habitue who hangs around in Panimo Barin Saariselkä, a small, snow-covered village in Finish Lapland. Besides skiing or sledging trough empty ice-landscapes, people travel here to dig gold and trade them in Panimo bar for beer, food and even lodging. Even the guys at Morgan Stanley think it’s great. Now, do I still hear someone complaining about not travelling because of recession? Just find some gold in the rivers of Finish Lapland and enjoy the Sami hospitality until you run out of gold. When you do, just dig some more. Dig it?
|
OTHER RELATED POSTS YOU MIGHT LIKE
FAROE ISLANDS FORGOTTEN BY TIME
Although The Faroe Islands (belonging to Denmark but located between Norway and Iceland) are trying ...
Although The Faroe Islands (belonging to Denmark but located between Norway and Iceland) are trying ...
STEALTH POWER
Board now the most stylish, ultra-slick boat in the world. Maybe you don’t have the cash to buy one ...
Board now the most stylish, ultra-slick boat in the world. Maybe you don’t have the cash to buy one ...
FOLLOW THE COMPASS NORTH
Barely eighty years ago Spitsbergen was the Arctic end of Europe where only the polar bear reigned s...
Barely eighty years ago Spitsbergen was the Arctic end of Europe where only the polar bear reigned s...
THREE INNS IN SALZBURGER LAND
What was once a family-run guesthouse hidden in a simple building has three years ago been transfor...
What was once a family-run guesthouse hidden in a simple building has three years ago been transfor...