Assignment 14

Multi-billionaire Sir Richard Branson shows up at Back Bay High School today and offers you and your family or friends a week-long, all expenses paid trip to anywhere on the planet Earth.  He owns the plane that will fly you there.  He has more than enough money to pay for any and all expenses.  Where do you choose to go?  Why?

Sir Richard Branson

Research online places that would be cool to visit remembering that "money is no object" meaning that you have the unlimited resources of Branson.  Describe where you will choose to go and the reasons for choosing this destination.  Detail what you will do once you get to your destination.  Include pictures (at least 4) of your destination and the activities that you will do there.  Include at least one link to something related to your post.

Write grammatically correct sentences (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.)
at least 150 words
at least 4 paragraphs
at least 4 pictures (include captions with your pictures)
at least 1 link related to your writing


Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Ice Hotel

After seeing a Discovery Channel documentary on this awesome Hotel made out of ice, I would love to go and stay there.  This hotel is built/rebuilt every year in Sweden for travelers from around the globe to stay.

Ice sculpture in hotel

Ice Bar

Artists/ice sculptors from around the world are hired to create the inner decor of the hotel.  All of the walls and structures are created from ice and snow.  In addition to the ice hotel they have other structures, "warm rooms" built out of traditional materials to escape the cold.

Ice bed

Many activities are available to do outside of the hotel.  I would definitely go skiing/snowboarding/snow shoeing.  Snow mobile tours of the surrounding area would be fun.

Snowmobiling

If I were there during the warmer times when white water rafting was available, I would definitely give that a try.  Checking out the northern lights would be a must.

The Northern Lights

This is not the most extravagant/expensive choice, but it would be a one-of-a-kind experience that I would enjoy.