Whose Dream is Coming True? Surprise Trip to Finland!

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Finland has been on our travel bucket list for at least the past year. Writing for a top-notch travel magazine and being invited on a press trip has been a longtime dream of the Melissa half of Chris + Melissa. When she received a request in my inbox from a travel editor she admires to go on a press trip to Finland, there was no way for the answer to be anything but "YAAASSSS!"
Before knowing that we'd be heading to Finland, we'd booked a weekend trip to Albufeira. So, we headed to Helsinki from our relaxing stay at the W Algarve.
In this video, we'll share our amazing journey from Albufeira, Portugal, to Helsinki, Finland. We'll get a glimpse of the city before the two of us have to part ways.
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@deborahandrade3453 Год назад

Congratulations! My daughter spent a semester in Finland when she was in high school. She loved the country and all of its beauty.

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you.

@fannyblery4466 Год назад

Congrats for this great opportunity! Enjoy Finland :)

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thanks! 😃

@ValleyPooch Год назад

Good luck Melissa!! I was born in Finland so this video was a nice surprise for me too. I hope you have a good time Helsinki. Incidentally, I believe Helsinki winters are considerably milder than those in Minneapolis.

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you! That's good to know about Helsinki winters. We're considering a return trip to see what it's like for ourselves.

@ValleyPooch Год назад

@@chrisplusmelissa Bring your bathing suits and look for an avanto. You won't need sun screen though.

@petergomez9176 Год назад

Congrats on the invite and a step closer at realizing your dream 🎉.

@OKuusava Год назад

I bet there also coach-buses from Albufeira to Lisbon airport. One option. This kind of taxi service from airport is nice, but there is also trains and buses coming to heart of Helsinki, not still checking your middle of night hours thou.

@duhni4551 Год назад

Melissa: "We have few hours together again" Chris: "yes". Chris my friend, you have some inner Finn living inside of you 😂

@ruek2345 Год назад

Congrats, what a big achievement! Happy for you two!

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you!

@Aotruba Год назад

Congratulations on your new chapter of your life!🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you so much!!

@anu83 Год назад

Now it´s bright outside 24/7 in Finland since we just celebrated Midsummer or Juhannus in Finnish. Now the days are going to be shorter... :(

@arihulkkonen2698 Год назад

Hei. Kävittekö scandikin mahtavalla aamupalalla. Hyvät ruuat siellä❤

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

I did. It was pretty good. :)

@itsgoodiewoodie Год назад

As a Finn, I'm just glad someone is excited to visit here!

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

It's lovely country.

@pvdogs2 Год назад

Congrats / Onnittelut

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you! / Kitos!

@ralfhaggstrom9862 Год назад

Never happened before ...... and now it`s happening again ........... (?)

@jamesjeffries8281 Год назад

Whilst I live in Porto now many years ago I lived in Finland, did you know that Helsinki Airport was built by convicted drunken drivers!😉

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

What?! How can that be?

@jamesjeffries8281 Год назад

@chrisplusmelissa Hi Chris and Melissa, there is zero tolerance of drink driving in Finland and anyone caught driving under the influence automatically received a custodial sentence, which back in the day, I seem to remember, could be taken at the offender's convenience and many of them were sent to work at the airport whilst it was being constructed. Happy days! Take care, Jim

@eerokutale277 Год назад

@@jamesjeffries8281 Irwin Goodman who was at the time quite popular folk singer made a song of his experiences after his DUI sentence. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SGId4NuoV7k.html

@mikrokupu Год назад

@@chrisplusmelissa Finland has its own way of dealing with traffic violations and other violations of the law: speeding fines (like most fines) are based on your net income, it can be VERY expensive. The record is over $100,000, explained here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T8HHA0O8GYo.html

@MRiitta Год назад

The Russian trolls are really hilarious. The Finns as well as the other people outside the Russian influence aren't zombies like the Russies. We use our brains and reliable info sources excluding pathetic propaganda to form an opinion.

@James-hd6ez Год назад

Be careful you two, if it all kicks off Helsinki will be one of the first cities to dissappear 😮

@fortuna7469 Год назад

You mean WW III? Now that Finland is a member of NATO, Russia's attack to Helsinki would mean WW III, and it is highly unlikely that Russia would do that. At the moment we don't perceive any hostile military activity near our border with Russia. All their troops from their military bases in Kola peninsula have been transferred to Ukraine. The border region on Russia's side has never been this quiet. It is very safe and peaceful in Finland at the moment. Poor Ukrainians!

@James-hd6ez Год назад

@@fortuna7469 Hold on soldier! I never Stated anywhere that Russia would Strike Finland in a preemptive Nuclear Strike,because it is in their doctrine to use Nuclear weapons only if the Russian federation is under existential threat then they will use them as a last resort ie, mutually assured destruction type senerio,Nato on the other hand ( America and its vessel states) would use them because their bosses in Washington have used them on Civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki twice resulting in unimaginable death and destruction, If you are from Finland why would you want to join an aggressive pact like Nato? Seriously you have hundreds of kilometers of border they ( America) want to go into Russia and break it up for their global elites but putin is way too smart to allow that 😉 Finland should have stayed neutral now as I stated in my first message if this really kicks off Helsinki will dissappear very early on in a nuclear exchange,if its any consolation the United Kingdom will be vaporised just as quickly and that is where I am from.. and yes I agree poor ukraine both East and west Civilians who have been affected and even killed following the CIA and Mi6 2014 coup which installed a murderous government which then decided to genocide its own Russian speaking people in the Dombass resulting in the death of 15,000 men women and children 🙄.

@cinderellaandstepsisters Год назад

In that case it is a bad thing to Russia as well. Also to all the countries nearby.

@fortuna7469 Год назад

@@James-hd6ez It is so easy to spot a Russian troll. 😂😂

@James-hd6ez Год назад

@fortuna7469 OK so if that's the case and I'm wrong enlighten me? But you can not because everything I stated is factual and correct.

@bdlrnzi Год назад

Finland is one of my favourite places. I went camping at midsummer there long ago. I remember the birch forests, reedy lakes, reindeer and Sami, the North Cape. And yes, design is superbly done in Finland. Get some Marimekko while you are there or Iitala glassware. Menus were a challenge.

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

It is such a nice place.

@TrevSligo 4 месяца назад

That was great, it was like a thriller! Or an episode of The Greatest Race. Or a twist on the movie Speed, where you can't stop moving forward or Melissa won't get the writing gig. Now I need to find the next episode to see what happened, and what the big, fancy magazine is. Your videos are most engaging and highly entertaining and you are terrific guides. Thanks.

@eerokutale277 Год назад

Now it's 82.4°f = 28°c here in Helsinki, bit too warm for me.

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

That sounds toasty.

@karisalonen8984 Год назад

They should add a big sign saying "Welcome to HEL" (well at least for those who are in aviation "business" as Helsinki-Vantaa Airport IATA Airport code is "HEL")

@Daniel-ht8mp Год назад

Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan!

@cjnge6828 Год назад

tem razão rir demais é uma patetices, muito riso, pouco juízo...

@FinlandGuy747 Год назад

Did you try Finnair's blueberry juice?

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

We did not. Is it delicious? Should we give it a try next time we fly Finnair?

@FinlandGuy747 Год назад

@@chrisplusmelissa You should also visit Suomenlinna on your next Finland trip.

@klondikechris Год назад

You guys are such a together couple, it is difficult to imagine a separation of even four days. Thinking of my six month ones during my military career!

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

We'd have a tough time going 6 months apart for sure.

@111aem Год назад

The Finns are considered to be the happiest people in the world, at the same time they don't like to laugh very much🤔, they really like the silence! There is something that makes no sense with the Finns🤔🤣

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

I was told that they consider silence golden -- a phrase my grandparents were fond of.

@James-hd6ez Год назад

That's very strange Finland having the happiest people in the world, while right next door in Sweden the people are the unhappiest with the highest suicide figures in Europe 😮.

@johannal.4048 Год назад

@@James-hd6ez Sweden has always been one of the top 10 countries in the World Happiness Report, so I'm not sure what you mean by them having the unhappiest people.

@James-hd6ez Год назад

@johannal.4048 It's simple Sweden has the highest suicide rate in Europe....people who kill themselves are usually unhappy 🙁 these are official figures, nothing to do with me.

@butterflies655 Год назад

@@James-hd6ez I do'nt know how you think Sweden has got the highest suicide rates in Europe. It is not true. Watch the statistics in the video " Comparison suicide rates by countries/Country suicide rate comparison." 62 highest suicide countries and Sweden is far from the top. Only Nordic countries mentioned among there are Iceland and Denmark.

@gordosomewhere816 Год назад

60N latitude. Pretty much the same as Anchorage or a city I lived in for a while Whitehorse YT. Good thing you have black out blinds. Awesome, loved the north except for the mosquitoes and flies.

@pahis1248 Год назад

ok xD

@betelakustic8688 Год назад

I have to congratulate you on your editing and the overall feeling of your videos! Really chill and relaxed feeling. Good choice of music and well balanced. Enjoyed watching the Finland tour. Definitely will continue on your other adventures!

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you so much for the kind comments. :) Making a video has been way harder than we imagined before we started making them.

@4mindful.meditation Год назад

Getting an invite... that's so cool. Congratulations :)

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

Thank you!

@ralfhaggstrom9862 Год назад

A FJÄLLRÄVEN backpack ????

@chrisplusmelissa Год назад

What's a good Finnish brand for outdoor adventures?

@James-hd6ez Год назад

While in Finland make your trip even better by heading across the border into the second best country in the world after Ireland 🇮🇪...Russia and go and see the wonderful city of St.Petersburg and meet some of the friendliest people on the planet! Also try some Russian Vodka and the world famous cakes. Take care you two.

@fortuna7469 Год назад

Ah, you're a Russian troll.

@darkmage7280 Год назад

Russia...? Second best country in the world? Riiiiiight.

@James-hd6ez Год назад

@darkmage7280 Welll if you don't agree with my comments that's fine,but it might be the second best country on the planet, and being honest I have never visited Russia but Moscow and St.Petetersburg look fantastic! What would your number 1 and 2 favourite countries be?

@GugureSux Год назад

Might just as well visit North Korea next! Both countries are so advanced and friendly, you will NOT be leaving ever again!

@Kiera_Jackson74 Год назад

I worked in Helsinki for 6 months back in the mid 90's... tbh the best times were taking the highspeed ferry over to Tallinn, Estonia. Way cheaper and better food.