This time next week I'll be...

[BohsPartisan]

Flying to Trondheim, Norway, then taking a train to Roros for this:

MUSH!

Scroll down to "Tourplan Mushing Survival" which is the one we're doing.

[dahamsta]

I'm going to the north of Sweden in two weeks, absolutely dreading it. Why anyone would want to visit these climates is beyond me.

[BohsPartisan]

Well it seemed like a good idea when we booked it back in June. I have been wondering about the sanity of the idea lately though. It has given me a cast Iron excuse to grow a beard without the missus giving out though.
A. It'll keep my face warm
B. All those arctic explorer blokes had 'em.
C. It'll look cool!

[Ash]

I'm going to the north of Sweden in two weeks, absolutely dreading it. Why anyone would want to visit these climates is beyond me.

I'm in the South East Sweden at the moment and its only cos of work I'm here!
Cold enough at the moment and lashing rain almost every day for the past 2 weeks.

If I see 1 more repeat of Joey or The Nanny on tv I'll go berserk!!!

[paul_oshea]

.....a reformed socialist?!?!

ash something tells me you work for ericsson. though i might be wrong.

either way whipping dogs sounds like great fun!!!

[BohsPartisan]

You'll be disapointed to hear that there is no whipping involved.
Plus I'm at a loss to see what this has to do with politics.

[paul_oshea]

nothing.

is there not? no i am actually glad as I was doing the ace-ventura type thing where he goes "funny it didn't seem soar when you were doing it to the horse"

sounds actually like great craic, though if you are sitting on a sleigh ( is that the right term ) for 6 - 7 hours a day you will have a soar arse and it could get boring! Can you race the other people and how fast do they go?

[Ash]

ash something tells me you work for ericsson. though i might be wrong.

Correct!
I hope your not my boss, under a false name and
tracking my foot.ie use on company time

[ifk101]

My girlfriend is from Luleå in the north of Sweden and temperatures there can go down to -30C during the christmas period. It's not as bad as it sounds. A thick pair of socks, long-johns, heavy coat, a good pair of gloves and some sort of headwear are all you need.

Sounds like a good holiday is in store for you. Wouldn't mine a holiday like that myself.

[Dodge]

This time next week I'll be on a flight to Chicago.

[BohsPartisan]

sounds actually like great craic, though if you are sitting on a sleigh ( is that the right term ) for 6 - 7 hours a day you will have a soar arse

You stand on them. When you reach difficult terrain such as steep hills you get off and push to help the dogs. I'd imagine I'll be doing a fair amount of falling off too.

temperatures there can go down to -30C during the christmas period. It's not as bad as it sounds.

We've been told to expect -20 to -25. Roros wouldn't be as far north as Lulea (how do you do the circle over the A?)

[ifk101]

We've been told to expect -20 to -25. Roros wouldn't be as far north as Lulea (how do you do the circle over the A?)

I'm using a Swedish keyboard - I can do this ä and this ö as well.

I honestly don't think you'll have much trouble coping with those temperatures with your winter gear on. However I've never been in that part of Norway so I don't know how windy it gets there. There's rarely a heavy breeze in Luleå so that makes the temperature easier to cope with.

[paul_oshea]

Correct!
I hope your not my boss, under a false name and
tracking my foot.ie use on company time

something like that

My girlfriend is from Luleå in the north of Sweden and temperatures there can go down to

am i the only one that finds this really funny?

This time next week I'll be on a flight to Chicago.

althought it will be freezing, quality city. enjoy it.

[Galwayexile]

Tomorrow 3 weeks myself and my wife will be coming home to ireland for xmas. We cant wait as we havent been home in 9 months.

Enjoy sweden, it should be fun apart from the weather.

[First]

My girlfriend is from Luleå in the north of Sweden and temperatures there can go down to -30C during the christmas period. It's not as bad as it sounds. A thick pair of socks, long-johns, heavy coat, a good pair of gloves and some sort of headwear are all you need.

Sounds like a good holiday is in store for you. Wouldn't mine a holiday like that myself.

Must be some fun trying to get her out " A thick pair of socks, long-johns, heavy coat, a good pair of gloves and some sort of headwear "

[dahamsta]

My girlfriend is from Luleå

That's where I'm going. Boden actually.

A thick pair of socks, long-johns, heavy coat, a good pair of gloves and some sort of headwear are all you need.

I hate the cold. I hate having to wear extra clothes because of the cold. It sucks the sweat off a dead man's balls.

Sounds like a good holiday is in store for you.

It's not a holiday if you're going for four days, almost half of which will be spent travelling. Through airports six times. With airport "security".

I hate airport "security". I hate having to take off my shoes because one demented person wasn't spotted by lax security several years ago. I hate having to deal with underpaid knuckle-draggers who implement stupid policies because it's their "job". And I hate the cold. Did I mention I hate the cold? Hate it.

adam

[paul_oshea]

hmmm first brings a whole new meaning to "the moment was lost" .....hehe

[Raheny Red]

I actually prefer winter to summer and cold to hot

[ifk101]

That's where I'm going. Boden actually.

Ouch.

There is no nothing to recommend Boden. You will hate it.

[pete]

Flying to Trondheim, Norway, then taking a train to Roros for this...

You writting a Socialist Manifesto?

I'll be in Norway week after next too but in the slighly more refined Oslo area for work. I'll keep an eye out for anyone with one of these just in case. From my experience Norwegian love the snow & i think have unofficial holidays at end of winter for the last days of snow.

I'd like it to be nice & cold but dry when i'm there as anything beats irish rain.