December 2013

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Magical Merry Christmas from Norway!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 23, 2013

I reach down the mailbox, my fingertips numb from the cold as I have removed my thick winter mittens to collect the small, flat envelope that clings to the bottom of the box wanting to stay. Another Christmas card. This one beautifully hand-made, signed by my good friend and her […]

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Adventurers of Instagram

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 19, 2013

Christmas is all around, hence I’m kind of avoiding it until the big D-day next week. Instead, I flicked through the Instagrammers I follow to find something exciting and inspiring at least in my books, for this Instagram Travel Thursday. For me, the best in Instagram are the new virtual […]

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The Sweet Trouble with Travel and Life in Devon

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 16, 2013

“I could see us living here” , I sighed for the second or third time as we strolled slowly up towards Haytor Rocks in the eastern edge of Dartmoor in southwest England. “Granny would be happy, but I’d need to re-figure my business model a bit”, answered my husband. No […]

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The Many Happy Returns

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 5, 2013

Cold fingers wrapped around a hot cup of chocolate after day on the skis. Mud covered bikes needing bit of a wash from the damp single trails. Kayaks on the car roof ready for another day of adventure. Our travels take often quite an active form, but on landing to […]

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Chasing Giants in Northern Ireland

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 2, 2013

We thought we came prepared, but our rain gear was sitting in the car as we lugged after John, our guide, whose voice we could hear some twenty meters behind him thanks to the new audio equipment the centre had installed. Balancing the tripod on the pram and tugging the eclectic […]

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