Let the Games begin!!
Let the Games begin!!

With the Summer Olympic Games kicking off in Paris today, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the different Olympic venues guests visit on Lumi trips. In all, Lumi trips go to six destinations that have hosted summer or winter Olympic events between 1928 - 1994. During the Olympics, we’re offering a special $300 / person discount on Lumi’s World Championship and World Cup trips through Saturday, August 31. Reach out soon to see the detailed itinerary and save your spot: info@lumiexperiences.com 

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Lauren HonicanOverview of Trips, Trip Leader, Culture
Cool down or warm up with Scandinavian blueberry soup
Cool down or warm up with Scandinavian blueberry soup

Do you like to think about skiing to cool down on these hot summer days? How about cooling down with some chilled blueberry soup? At the Tartu marathon in Estonia this winter, Lumi guests will get to enjoy warm blueberry soup at service stations along the course, but blueberry season is in July so why not enjoy this Scandinavian favorite chilled in the summer? See the recipe and inspiration for winter ski marathons inside.

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Estonia, FinlandLauren HonicanWorldloppet, Food
Vive la France! A Tour de France on Skis
Vive la France! A Tour de France on Skis

There’s a lot happening in France this month: Bastille Day, Le Tour and the start of the Summer Olympics! Following the Tour de France is bringing back fond memories of skiing through the French countryside with past Lumi guests. There are many parallels between the Tour de France and the Lumi France-Jura trip. Find out more and save $300/person when you sign up by July 31 during our Tour de France sale.

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FranceLauren HonicanWorldloppet, Culture
Stars, Stripes and Glitter: New Moon at the 2023 World Champs
Stars, Stripes and Glitter: New Moon at the 2023 World Champs

Happy Fourth of July! In anticipation of this winter’s World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, we wanted to share some reflections from Judy Young and Joel Harrison at New Moon Ski and Bike Shop who traveled with Lumi and the rest of the New Moon crew to the 2023 World Champs in Slovenia. Would you like to pack your stars, stripes and glitter to cheer for your favorite US Ski Team athletes at the World Champs in Norway this winter? Find out more inside!

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Lauren HonicanWorld Cup, Culture
Tour de France or Tour de Ski? (why not both?!)
Tour de France or Tour de Ski? (why not both?!)

This Saturday, June 29, the best cyclists will set off from Florence, Italy for the first stage of the 2024 Tour de France. For the next three weeks, they’ll be riding around 200 km of often hilly or mountainous terrain every day. This devilishly grueling stage race serves as a model for the winter equivalent – Tour de Ski. How about a Tour de France or Tour de Ski with Lumi this winter? We’re offering $300 off both trips through the final stage of the Tour de France.

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FranceLauren HonicanWorld Cup, Culture
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Revenge is a dish best served cold

“Revenge is a dish best served cold” goes the old adage. Though perhaps the word I’m searching for is not revenge, but rather payback – payback to both my parents for instilling me with a love for skiing and passion for travel. I have them both to thank. If you’d like to raise a glass with your parents or adult child(ren), we’re offering $300 off all Lumi trips through Father’s Day – this Sunday, June 16 – and still have space available on a few of Lumi’s popular 2025 Worldloppet trips.

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Lauren HonicanWorldloppet, Trip Leader, Culture
Thinking Ahead to Winter in Estonia
Thinking Ahead to Winter in Estonia

What do Estonia and Finland have in common? There’s a lot more that connects these two small countries in northern Europe than simply the Baltic Sea. Lumi’s newest cross country ski vacation takes guests to Estonia & Finland and offers the opportunity to ski the Tartu and Finlandia Worldloppet events on back-to-back weekends. In preparation for the new Estonia & Finland Lumi trip, I spent last week in both countries, immersing myself in the local landscape and culture.

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Estonia, FinlandLauren HonicanWorldloppet, Culture
Here’s to one more: the “last ski of the season” 
Here’s to one more: the “last ski of the season” 

Back on March 20, I packed my bags in Sjusjøen, Norway. Guests on Lumi’s Norway Birken trip had finished the Birken a few days earlier. I stayed in Sjusjøen for a little skiing on my own and to develop a new private group trip for 2025. With bags packed, I stood at the bus stop in Sjusjøen thinking that this morning’s ski would be my last ski of the season. It’s March 20. Time for bike season, right? Not quite…

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Lauren HonicanTrip Leader