Lapland Clave.....

"asadi" wrote in message
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As a matter of curiosity, what airport would a person be flying into and
what would then be the next step ... car rental?

Last year, I flew into Stockholm. From there, I got a sleeper cabin on an
overnight train to Umea for $75; definately a great way to go. Flying into
Umea is also possible, but it adds quite a bit to your plane ticket, and you
miss a nice rail journey. You can get the tickets at the central train
station in Stockholm easily.


Some curious searching shows the airfare to be about $1200, roundtrip,
from
Ohio.

To where? Stockholm, or Umea?


The Embassy here says that there are no restrictions as far as bringing
your
own rods and flies with you.

That's correct, although you might run into some stubborn security guards
who force you to check them. I met one in Germany. And rumor has it that
they have sniffer dogs in case you are bringing in a load of cocaine or
something. g


What would the highs and lows be like, weather wise? Gonna need those cut
little mesh net hats for the black flies?

Its 24-hour daylight, so the variance isn't all that much. In Farenheit, the
highs were early afternoon at around 80, the lows were 3-4 AM at about 50,
maybe. Bugs were completely manageable; no mesh hats required. The weather
was incredible.


Say a person wanted to spend a night or two in a hotel, prior to
departure,
just to have a few beers around town and do a little sightseeing, what
would
a less than first class hotel cost?

About $100 a night for a 3 star. If you can find one. There's not much
sightseeing in Umea, and if you come up on the train, you'll see plenty of
wondrous sights.

--riverman