Destination [Finland] Lumimies

In Finland, Yeti is BIG.  Or, as they say in Finnish: Suosittu!  And it goes by the adorable name of:

...Lumimies.  

Love it!

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Finnish Films:

This one's a classic, part of a comedic slapstick series from the 1950s:

Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä

Here's one from the modern era, called Frostbite:

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Finnish Toys:

I'm jealous because the Finnish have their very own Lumimies action figure... Me wants..

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Finnish Books:

Lotsa books from the land of a thousand lakes...

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Finnish Foods:

And he sells the frozen treats like a BOSS there.

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Finnish Alcoholic Beverages:

They drink "Minttu" in Finland and it's yeti-endorsed.

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Finnish Urban Resorts:

Laajis is an urban resort - yes, they have those in Finland, a horned one is the mascot:

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[Destination: U.S.A.] North Carolina

Continuing our drive south, let's visit North Carolina in pursuit of Yeti sightings.

We can play a game of Cornhole with a giant building-smashing, vehicle kicking yeti (artist unknown) at The Wedge Brewery in Asheville, NC:

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Then we can head to the coast (way over on the other side of the state) to nab some free samples at Yeti Ice in Emerald Isle, NC:

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[Destination: U.S.A.] New York, New York

Now let's catch a red-eye to the Big Apple... and see if we can find any Yeti ♥...

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I know! We can drop by Snowdays Shaved Cream Co. in the East Village for delectable frozen treats.

Concept art for Snowdays' mascot

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And Big Booty Bread Co. in Chelsea modified their window display for winter festivities:

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Oh, still the same state but a full six hour drive north to Potsam, NY will get you to Chilly Delight, a froyo shop with this snazzy mural inside:

Mural by Casey J. Dillon

 

[Destination: Philippines] Yo Amo Amomongo

They have their own yeti in the Philippines -well, two:

First, the Amomongo..

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And, to a lesser extent, the Kapre:

The Kapre

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But your Handsome Hirsute Himalayan Hominid still gets some love in the Pearl of the Orient Seas! Here's a couple of examples...

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There's Crazy Yeti Frozen Desserts in Mandaluyong City:

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Superkat was a famous comic book character in the Philippines from 1978 to 1983.

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[Summer Week] Relax

Relax

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Oddity 7

Sad yeti sits on an empathetic cone of ice cream thinking of his love

Aube Yeti (Frozen treats)

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[Destination: Thailand] Land of Yeti Smiles

We've already visited Dream World in Thailand; let's see if we can spy other yeti smiling in the Land of Smiles...

There's this cute blue guy as the mascot for the frozen treat makers called Ice Monster:

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And these books were published: