July 2013

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Devon: My Accidental Love Story

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 29, 2013

My history with Devon, UK is that of a somewhat accidental love story. In 2003 I had no reason or plans to head to the southwest of England, I had already “done” England after all. Read: I had visited London several times and spent three weeks in Brighton.  When my […]

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Road Tripping through Norway via Instagram: What Not to Miss

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 25, 2013

I know the previous weeks have been “slightly” Norway heavy here at Destination Unknown, to an extent that even the title of the blog doesn’t seem quite right. The destination, after all, has been Norway after Norway, each week. But want to bear with me for a moment and join […]

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On Chasing Waterfalls and Visiting Pet Farms

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 22, 2013

Chasing waterfalls is the last thing I’ve done this summer. Not that I haven’t thought about it. Previous weekend was bitter-sweet in many ways. When I first landed in Norway in 2003, the Sjoa River Festival was one of the highlights of the summer and it has remained so for […]

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Discovering Norway – Instagram Travel Thursday

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 18, 2013

Okay. I admit it. I was wrong. My previous post this week wasn’t long enough for a hot cup of tea, nor a cold beer, as one of my friends kindly pointed out. Hence this time I won’t make such promises, but I would like to introduce you to few […]

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Lillehammer: Becoming a Hometown

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 16, 2013

Warning. This is a long one. Get a cup of coffee or tea ready, or crack open a cold beer. And check back on thursday when I will have something more compact lined up for you! Someone recently asked me why, how and when our little family ended up in […]

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Instagram Travel Thursday: I Would Rather Be…

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 11, 2013

This is my very first Instagram Travel Thursday post, as today is the very first Instagram Travel Thursday, EVER! I am super excited to be part of this project as a host, and to be among the talented and inspiring ladies whom you can get to know better by scrolling […]

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Chasing Sheep and Other Fun Activities in the Norwegian Mountains

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 8, 2013

The kind of activities I would like to be participating in and writing about this summer are quite far from what I’m actually tackling. White water kayaking, hiking the ten tops of our mountain region, finding new single tracks in the forest with my bike and scaring myself, and most […]

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