| Destination | Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park City, Utah | January 27, 2026 |
Monsooners: Bruce “Chef” Zhang, Mel “Acclimatized” Jeng, Olivia “Carl’s Best Friend” Ho, Amanda “Moncler Valley” Thai, Susan “Flu Season” Chor, Olga “Groomed Blacks” Lepigina, Eric “Yurt Cookie” Tam, Elena “Weekender” Adushkina
Remarks:
“@The Monsoon Diaries thank you for organizing such an awesome trip!” – Olga Lepigina
“I just landed back in EWR, thank you all for being so amazing and making this monsoon so fun!” – Olivia Ho
| Destination | Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yllas, Lapland | February 5, 2026 |
| 2 | Arctic SnowHotel & Glass Igloos, Lapland | February 6, 2026 |
| 3 | Rovaniemi & Santa Claus Village, Lapland | February 8, 2026 |
| 4 | Santa Claus Express, Finland | February 9, 2026 |
Monsooners: Mel “My Northern Light” Jeng, Yuhan “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” Lee, Sampson “Solar Flare” Lau, Melissa “Hot Tub Sauna Tech Support” Rios, Shirley “Postcards From Beyond” Chu, Keseena “For Richer or Polar” Chengadu
Remarks: “Grateful for an amazing adventure.” – YuHan Lee
“We got lucky. The northern lights were so bright that we could see it clearly with the naked eye. I got teary eyed seeing the northern lights so brightly for the first time. 🥹
Traveled with @monsoondiaries (my 1st monsoon ever!) and got a natural world wonder occurrence checked off my bucket list. ✨” – Shirley Chu