Note: You can change font size, font face, and turn on dark mode by clicking the "A" icon tab in the Story Info Box. Please consider leaving feedback on issues you experience or suggest improvements. Working for a large international company has its pros and cons. The opportunity to travel to different places, see unique sights, and experience diverse cultures definitely falls into the "pros" side of the equation. Sometimes the travels are glamorous and exciting, other times they can be better described as dreadful.
Dreadful was certainly the first adjective that came to mind when I got the news that our March management team meeting would be held at the Ice Hotel in northern Sweden. My boss at the time was a proud native Swede who wanted to show off his homeland and at the same time share a little bit of Scandinavian culture with those of us less familiar with life in the Nordic.
Winter has never been one of my favorite seasons so when it comes to traveling, whether it is business or pleasure, I tend to migrate in the direction of the Equator, not the polar ice caps.
Call me a wimp if you'd like, but give me the option between a warm sunny beach anywhere in the world versus snow covered tundra and you can safely bet I'll opt for the tropics every time. Maybe my initial thoughts about Sweden and cold weather were wrong. After all, weren't Swedish models famous for modeling swimwear? My momentary delusions of blue eyed blonds wearing skimpy bikinis and frolicking around in the sun were quickly replaced with more realistic visions of me freezing my ass off when I clicked on the web page for the Ice Hotel.
Imagine the joy that rushed over me as I read the opening line from the web site:. That was the headline on the home page. The text immediately beneath the headline did little to bolster my confidence.
