While most people use their winter holidays to travel somewhere warm and sunny, I choose the winter to visit dark, cold Scandinavia, where the temperature is hovering right around freezing, and we're getting about six hours of light each day.
That last part is what I am most amused by now, as I sit awake in the middle of the night. I am still adjusting to the time-shift (curse you, west-east travel!), and all the internet tips say if you wake up in the middle of the night, keep your sleeping area dark.
Um, you mean, like it has been for the last 14 hours?
My jet lag tips for those traveling to the poles during noon-time darkness (that is, the opposite of midnight sun): Get outside in that brisk Scandanavian air while the sun is up and tire yourself out. Hopefully the fatigue will overwrite your circadian rhythms and get you onto the appropriate schedule.
Until then: Frequent short naps!
I want to hear everything about your trip! Scandinavia is #1 on my travel bucket list, and who knows how long it'll be before I make it out there. Travel safe and have a wonderful time!!
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