03/24/2026
Now that I am back home, after over 20 hours of traveling back to California, (and 12 hours of sleep last night) I thought I would share some info about the last two weeks…
By the numbers:
• 3 different countries (Finland, Netherlands, UK layover)
• 4 different airlines (Alaska, Finnair, KLM, British Airways)
• 5 different hotels
• 5 different types of sauna (wood barrel, panoramic, wood, snow, and in-room)
• 6 plane flights
• 8 different airports
• 13 days
• 17 women on the GLT trip (four I already traveled to Belize with!)
• 14,000 miles traveled
• 22,158 - most steps in one day (Helsinki on 3/11)
Notes:
• Best meal: slab-o-salmon in a yurt / restaurant
• Coldest temp: 0 Celsius at Ice Hotel (inside AND outside)
• Funniest moment (there were several): getting nailed in the head by a snowball (Thanks Alaura!)
• Most fun activity: Husky Safari
• Scariest activity: snowmobile ride on a (slushy) frozen river
• Craziest activity: cold plunge in a frozen river after sauna
• Best building – Helsinki Library
• Best comment: From Santa – “You didn’t see the aurora because your travels are not yet over.” 💗
Thanks Girls LOVE Travel® for another amazing trip!
— Recap post by for recent to Finland!
Note we have another trip to Lapland, Finland scheduled for Feb 2027 and there are only 3 spots left at the time of this post!! Check out our website in bio to enjoy this adventure next year!!