From Seattle to Vancouver and a stop in Whistler

Whistler, BC

Views from the drive to Whistler

Out of everywhere I have traveled in the world, I would have to say my favorite place is a little place about three hours north of Seattle and another hour and a half from Vancouver is the town of Whistler. Until recently, Whistler has been a secret of British Columbia, however with the massive popularity of Whistler Blackcomb (and the fact that it was ranked the number one ski resort in the world) it was extremely busy once we got there…even off season! However, the drive up to Whistler was just a beautiful if not more beautiful than Whistler itself.(however I would highly recommend a sea plane ride to get a real feel for the beauty of the place.)Anyways, once we got there, we took  the ski lift up the mountain and hiked around the top for quite some time. We had lots of fun playing in the snow during the summer! We also explored the village of Whistler, which had lots to offer, my favorite of which was this Mongolian restaurant. By the time it was time to leave, I couldn’t wait to come back.

 

What’s was your favorite car trip?

The base of Blackcomb mountain

Some fly fishing

the catch of the day

At the top of the mountain

A quick dip in lake Saimaa

 

Finland

This past summer I took a trip to the beautiful part of the world called Scandinavia. I started in southern Finland in the city of Helsinki. About a five hour drive north to Lapland took us through some of the worlds most beautiful lakes. On our way north, we decided to stop and take a dip in the lake at our friends’ lake house. We only planned to stay the day, but the sheer beauty of the lake kept us there for days. Our days consisted of getting up for early morning fishing, boating to the other lake villages, or just relaxing in the Finnish saunas(fun fact: saunas were invented in Finland and nearly every family owns their own and nearly three fourths of the population has their own lake house to reside in during the long summers). I ended up spending my entire time at that lake, and quite honestly, I don’t regret anything.

Life takes you surprise. What’s one of your most memorable unexpected trips?

One of the lakes harbor

Another lake village

The water was incredibly blue, but insanely cold!