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Finland

Photo taken from the sled

[April, 2006] This photo was taken while riding the reindeer sled. It was slow most of the time, but towards the end it started running and I was nearly thrown off. That was a great…

Finland

Reindeer, pivot of life

[April, 2006] These are reindeer those Sami people keep. Reindeer are necessity for their lives.

Finland

Riding snowmobile

[April, 2006] This time we took a sled pulled by a snowmobile. In the forest, there was a small wooden church surrounded by deep snow.

Finland

My experience of riding dog sledge

[April, 2006] From Inari, we went to Ivalo, which is a little bigger town with an airport to ride the dog sledge. I was astonished when I was told ‘You drive’ by a man who…

Finland

The house of dogs

[April, 2006] This is the place where the dogs are. I saw little ones here, too.

Finland

The last day in Inari

[April, 2006] This is taken on the last day in Inari. In Inari, there was a shop selling Sami people’s craft. Embroidered costumes or rucksacks made from reindeer’s skin were very attractive, but as you…

Turkey

Friendly boat trip

[August 2012] We joined a boat trip in Cesme, Turkey. I do not know the name of the places, but they took us to some beautiful spots and let us swim there. I jumped into…

Turkey

Another nice restaurant

[August 2012] In Alacati in Turkey, we went into a restaurant without any guidance and it was a hit. Mussels, anchovy, octopus salad, seabass…everything was very good. It was my lunch but I ate a…

Turkey

Alacati where azan is out of place

[August 2012] From my hotel in Cesme, if I went right, there was Cesme town, if I went left there was Alacati. According to my guidebook, Alacati was forgotten small Greek town until a few…