\n\nWhen the winter comes, snow falls on the city streets, everything becomes fre\u00adezing, all you could wish is to disappear and wake up at some peaceful place, in wild nature, a white wonderland. This kind of world exists in fairytales but also insome distant parts of the world. Try to find it on map or in dreams, but visiting it is a must..
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All of things below could be found at few places in the world but some of them only at one place.
\nConsider organizing an incentive trip for your clients or employees on winter, as the unforgettable experience is guaranteed!
1. Have a special transport from airport. Would you be surprised if instead of car, snowmobile is waiting for you at airport? Start your event differently and orga\u00adnize these vehicles for whole group, from airport through snowy forests, over frozen lakes and rivers, to the final destinati\u00adon. Perhaps one of the most ex\u00adotic experiences is driving in the moonlight, under the starry sky, looking for Northern Lights. So, night flights are better option.
\n\n\nKindly notice: flying reindeer require expert driving skills that take centuries to master, so only Santa has that skills.\u00a0
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\n2. Sleep in igloo hotel. While out\u00adside temperatures may reach 30 degrees Celsius, you could remain inside \u201cin warm\u201d. These hotels and its\u2019 rooms are built entirely of snow and ice, with constant temperature of just below zero degrees Celsius.
\nBut sleeping bag, designed for extreme conditions, will keep your mind and body warm throughout this special expe\u00adrience. For some less brave, there are also holiday villages or maybe luxury tree-house hotel.
\n\nWhere Santa lives?
\nAs we are all aware, Santa Claus has always lived far, far away in his secret home at Korvatunturi (Ear Mountain). The road to that place is only known by Santa Claus himself, his elves and of course his trusted reindeer.
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Also, here is an idea how to make a game for the group \u2013 try to build an igloo. It looks easy, just draw a circle, make an ice bricks and start laying them around the circle all away to the\u00a0top, then clear your entrance way and give your igloo final touch by filing the gaps. \u00a0In order to be further streng\u00adthened, pour water over it. The important is to have and also to be in warm clothes.
\n![\"Poku\u0161ajte](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/bigstock-igloo-building-in-the-high-mou-158791094.jpg\")
3. make friends with reindeers and huskies. The most traditio\u00adnal way to move through and discover the snow areas and its\u2019 nature is by pulled sleighs. Let the reindeers and excited husky dogs to pull you and show you around.
\n\n\nSince 1985, Santa Claus has received 15 million letters from 198 countries, coming to Santa Claus Main Post Office.
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Natives call them and other Artic animals amazing, so don\u2019t miss to visit the zoo and see elks, wolverine, lynx, wolves, brown bear and even a family of polar bears.
\n4. Experience Christmas letters euphoria. \u00a0 If you want to dis\u00adcover how hardworking Elves sort the letters from all over the world, go to the Main Post Office in the town. It has a wide range of Christmas products, stamps, postcards, gift items and many kinds of Christmas souvenirs. You can help Elves with letters, and you will also\u00a0have the opportunity to send postcards to your loved ones. These letters are stamped with a genuine and popular Arctic Circle postmark, which is some\u00adthing you can\u2019t get anywhere else.
\n![\"Copyright:](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/reindeer-ride-santa-claus-village-rovaniemi-lapland-finland-19.jpg\")
5. Help in packing the presents for children all around the globe.\u00a0One person can\u2019t do all the work, even a famous white-\u00adbeard old grandpa. His \u00a0busy schedule would fall apart without his little helpers, so dare and try to be an Elf for one day. They say their work never ends, but a cheerful outlook and positive attitude make it feel like playtime day after day. In order to learn the secrets of real elves, take a class in Elf School to earn your magical diploma.
\nP.S. All children (and the ones who feel that way) from all aro\u00adund the world can write their Christmas wishes to address below.
\nSanta Claus
\n Santa Claus\u2019 Main Post Office
\n Tahtikuja 1
\n 96930 Arctic Circle, FINLAND
6. Meet Santa Claus, the one and only. He is just three kilometers away from the airport and eight kilometers from city center, in this magical village.
\nEveryone is welcome to visit him during the whole year and enjoy a private chat with him in his warm and cozy home.
\nHe departs on his mission with his reindeers to hand out pre\u00adsents to children all around the globe on every December 23rd.
You are guessing right, all above mentioned you may experience in Finland, more precisely in Rovaniemi, Lapland, the Santa Claus hometown.
\n![\"Copyright:](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/central-plaza-santa-claus-village-rovaniemi-lapland-finland-2.jpg\")
Santa Claus Village \u2013 From start to today
\nAfter Rovaniemi was almost com\u00adpletely destroyed in World War II, in 1950 Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of US President Franklin D. Roose\u00advelt, came to visit it and witness the rebuilding process.
\nFor that occasion city officials rus\u00adhed to build a cabin eight kilome\u00adters north of the city.\u00a0That cabin marked the birth of Santa Claus Village and still stands today next to Santa Claus Main Po\u00adst Office. Today, at the Santa Claus Village, there is Santa\u2019s house with his personal office and reception.
\nAlso, a shopping centre with genu\u00adine gifts and other beautiful items, then coffee shops, restaurants and many different types of program\u00adme services.
\nSanta Claus Village is open every\u00adday of the year, and present best\u00ad known attraction in Finland.
The post Rovaniemi – The Place Where the Fairytale Becomes True appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "When the winter comes, snow falls on the city streets, everything becomes fre\u00adezing, all you could wish is to disappear and wake up at some peaceful place, in wild nature, a white wonderland. This kind of world exists in fairytales but also insome distant parts of the world. Try to find it on map or in dreams, but visiting it is a must..\n\nAll of things below could be found at few places in the world but some of them only at one place.\nConsider organizing an incentive trip for your clients or employees on winter, as the unforgettable experience is guaranteed!\n1. Have a special transport from airport. Would you be surprised if instead of car, snowmobile is waiting for you at airport? Start your event differently and orga\u00adnize these vehicles for whole group, from airport through snowy forests, over frozen lakes and rivers, to the final destinati\u00adon. Perhaps one of the most ex\u00adotic experiences is driving in the moonlight, under the starry sky, looking for Northern Lights. So, night flights are better option.\n\nKindly notice: flying reindeer require expert driving skills that take centuries to master, so only Santa has that skills.\u00a0\n\n\n2. Sleep in igloo hotel. While out\u00adside temperatures may reach 30 degrees Celsius, you could remain inside \u201cin warm\u201d. These hotels and its\u2019 rooms are built entirely of snow and ice, with constant temperature of just below zero degrees Celsius.\nBut sleeping bag, designed for extreme conditions, will keep your mind and body warm throughout this special expe\u00adrience. For some less brave, there are also holiday villages or maybe luxury tree-house hotel.\n\nWhere Santa lives?\nAs we are all aware, Santa Claus has always lived far, far away in his secret home at Korvatunturi (Ear Mountain). The road to that place is only known by Santa Claus himself, his elves and of course his trusted reindeer.\n\nAlso, here is an idea how to make a game for the group \u2013 try to build an igloo. It looks easy, just draw a circle, make an ice bricks and start laying them around the circle all away to the\u00a0top, then clear your entrance way and give your igloo final touch by filing the gaps. \u00a0In order to be further streng\u00adthened, pour water over it. The important is to have and also to be in warm clothes.\nPoku\u0161ajte da izgradite iglo\n3. make friends with reindeers and huskies. The most traditio\u00adnal way to move through and discover the snow areas and its\u2019 nature is by pulled sleighs. Let the reindeers and excited husky dogs to pull you and show you around.\n\nSince 1985, Santa Claus has received 15 million letters from 198 countries, coming to Santa Claus Main Post Office.\n\nNatives call them and other Artic animals amazing, so don\u2019t miss to visit the zoo and see elks, wolverine, lynx, wolves, brown bear and even a family of polar bears.\n4. Experience Christmas letters euphoria. \u00a0 If you want to dis\u00adcover how hardworking Elves sort the letters from all over the world, go to the Main Post Office in the town. It has a wide range of Christmas products, stamps, postcards, gift items and many kinds of Christmas souvenirs. You can help Elves with letters, and you will also\u00a0have the opportunity to send postcards to your loved ones. These letters are stamped with a genuine and popular Arctic Circle postmark, which is some\u00adthing you can\u2019t get anywhere else.\nCopyright: Visit Rovaniem i/ Rovaniemi Tourism & Marketing Ltd.\n5. Help in packing the presents for children all around the globe.\u00a0One person can\u2019t do all the work, even a famous white-\u00adbeard old grandpa. His \u00a0busy schedule would fall apart without his little helpers, so dare and try to be an Elf for one day. They say their work never ends, but a cheerful outlook and positive attitude make it feel like playtime day after day. In order to learn the secrets of real elves, take a class in Elf School to earn your magical diploma.\nP.S. All children (and the ones who feel that way) from all aro\u00adund the world can write their Christmas wishes to address below.\nSanta Claus\n Santa Claus\u2019 Main Post Office\n Tahtikuja 1\n 96930 Arctic Circle, FINLAND\n6. Meet Santa Claus, the one and only. He is just three kilometers away from the airport and eight kilometers from city center, in this magical village.\nEveryone is welcome to visit him during the whole year and enjoy a private chat with him in his warm and cozy home.\nHe departs on his mission with his reindeers to hand out pre\u00adsents to children all around the globe on every December 23rd.\nYou are guessing right, all above mentioned you may experience in Finland, more precisely in Rovaniemi, Lapland, the Santa Claus hometown.\nCopyright: Visit Rovaniemi / Rovaniemi Tourism & Marketing Ltd.\nSanta Claus Village \u2013 From start to today\nAfter Rovaniemi was almost com\u00adpletely destroyed in World War II, in 1950 Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of US President Franklin D. Roose\u00advelt, came to visit it and witness the rebuilding process.\nFor that occasion city officials rus\u00adhed to build a cabin eight kilome\u00adters north of the city.\u00a0That cabin marked the birth of Santa Claus Village and still stands today next to Santa Claus Main Po\u00adst Office. Today, at the Santa Claus Village, there is Santa\u2019s house with his personal office and reception.\nAlso, a shopping centre with genu\u00adine gifts and other beautiful items, then coffee shops, restaurants and many different types of program\u00adme services.\nSanta Claus Village is open every\u00adday of the year, and present best\u00ad known attraction in Finland.\nThe post Rovaniemi – The Place Where the Fairytale Becomes True appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2017-03-22T14:38:02+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-03-22T15:01:04+01:00", "author": { "name": "Svetlana Gavric", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/ceca/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Ceca.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/velika-2.jpg", "tags": [ "Finland", "Lapland", "Rovaniemi", "Santa Claus", "Destinations" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/the-biggest-sand-santa-claus-was-made/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/the-biggest-sand-santa-claus-was-made/", "title": "The Biggest Sand Santa Claus was made", "content_html": "Since sand-sculpting is an extremely difficult and demanding job, the making of Santa took 150 days and 270 tons of sand.
\nConsidering that sand is a tricky material to work with, sculptors use a special type of sand for their sculptures. The sand must contain the right grains and a specific clay content, which is pressed and formed into great square blocks. The blocks are then piled on each other like building blocks. During this process, water is poured over the sand so the sculpture will remain firm.
\nAfter piling the blocks to the desired height, the sculptors can begin modelling the sculpture with great attention to proportion.
\nThe sculpture of Santa Claus is the work of Lucas Bruggemann, Remi Hogard, Paul Hogard, and Etual Ojeda.
\nThe post The Biggest Sand Santa Claus was made appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "The biggest Santa Claus made of sand stands 5.5 m high and was made at the Festival of sand figures in Denmark. Besides Santa Claus, there are sculptures of presents, Christmas trees, and sleighs.\nSince sand-sculpting is an extremely difficult and demanding job, the making of Santa took 150 days and 270 tons of sand.\nConsidering that sand is a tricky material to work with, sculptors use a special type of sand for their sculptures. The sand must contain the right grains and a specific clay content, which is pressed and formed into great square blocks. The blocks are then piled on each other like building blocks. During this process, water is poured over the sand so the sculpture will remain firm.\nAfter piling the blocks to the desired height, the sculptors can begin modelling the sculpture with great attention to proportion.\nThe sculpture of Santa Claus is the work of Lucas Bruggemann, Remi Hogard, Paul Hogard, and Etual Ojeda.\nThe post The Biggest Sand Santa Claus was made appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2014-12-29T16:14:08+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-21T13:24:29+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/najveci-deda-mraz-2.jpg", "tags": [ "interesting", "Santa Claus", "Santa Claus made of sand", "OMG... Really?!" ] } ] }![\"\ud83d\ude42\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/1f642.png\")