Swims in hot volcanic pools in Iceland while it snows; shops in pre-Christmas markets in Finland; sees the Baltic capital cities by horse and cart, and skates on the frozen River Neva in St Petersburg; enjoys outdoor music beside lakes and in parks; experiences cafe culture to rival Paris and Brussels; gets lost in the labyrinth of the Old Town in Vilnius; sets off to relax in an ex-Soviet seaside spa; takes a ferry across the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki to Tallinn and St Petersburg; marvels at the 'White Nights' during a Finnish summer when the daylight never ends.