A contest for outdoors lovers: Tree Hugging World Championship in the Arctic Lapland

forest and fireplace in lapland, near rovaniemi. photo by ari hakkarainen
Forest in Lapland near the Arctic Circle.

The country that has brought us the World Championships of Air Guitar (in Oulu, Finland), the Swamp Soccer World Championships, and many more fun events also has a colorful history with tree hugging contests. In fact, in Levi, in the Arctic region of … Read >

The best seaside towns in south Europe ranked: Valencia, Spain claims the top spot

valencia, spain, town hall square
Town hall square in Valencia.

The countries in south Europe, especially those around the Mediterranean Sea, have one of the richest history anywhere in the world – a good reason to visit the region, but for many accidental holiday-makers seaside towns are destinations where they want to relax a week … Read >