A time to ponder


Dream holiday: Utsjoki was the ideal place for the writer to briefly escape the realities of life and catch the magnificent Northern Lights ― Dr Frieder Loesel

UTSJOKI is a tiny, remote county in the northernmost part of Finland and is one of the coldest places on Earth.

This year, I decided to celebrate Christmas with my wife in a place that is completely cut off from the crowd and noise.

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