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My next visit to Lapland

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My next visit to my cabin (stuga) in Lapland will be in mid-May for almost three weeks (my first visit in spring).  Unfortunately Nordic Regional are making it more expensive to travel to Gallivare and it is putting people off joining me on my trips, so on this occasion I am taking the night train from Stockholm C.   The journey should take about 16 hours, arriving in Gallivare at about 9am.  From there it will be a 45km taxi drive to my cabin. 

As I have no transport of my own, once the taxi driver leaves me, I will be alone for most of my stay, fishing, walking, watching birds and other wildlife, taking photographs and doing work on the cabin.  Lots of sign of bears in the area around my cabin, So I'm hoping I might get to see one (not to closely I hope!)

It will be my birthday while there, so I am planning a bit of a party at my place for some of the locals (hope I catch plenty of fish!). 

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  • Good luck, amazing place. Hope you get some fish .
  • What a great place to have a birthday. Have a good one.
  • Milla and Sherry, thanks for your comments and birthday wishes. Wayne, many thanks for this information and I think it is a wise (if rather unexpected) decision of the kommun. I flew to Kiruna last time, but a taxi from there is of course very expensive. Thanks, Kevin
  • The kommun in gällivare have just signed an agreement to increase the size of the runway, build another hangar and increase the size of the airport so the futurem suddenley looks brighter, though nothing ready until 2010. We now fly (amd our guests) mainly from Kiruna. SAS and Fly nordic compete on the sane route so prices are competitive.

    The night train is good. Lots of time for reading....
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