May 2014

Ride Wild 2014 I Destination Unknown - Adventure along the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland

Start of an Adventure: Wild Atlantic Way and Ride Wild 2014!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 22, 2014

I needed an adventure. Badly. My husband didn’t think twice when I sent him a text message last autumn about me doing a 2500km bike-ride, tongue in cheek. Maybe he forgot that I don’t really bike on roads, long distances anyway. This is it then, I thought. Me, two of […]

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Campertogno, Italy via Instagram I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

The many returns – over ten years of Italian village life revisited

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 15, 2014

There’s a feel-good factor to returning to places I have visited before. No matter how many times I’ve been there. The first time I ventured to Campertogno, a small village in the Italian Alps couple of hours from Milan, was in 2003. It’s the kind of place you might drive […]

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When superwoman came crashing down – travelling alone with two kids to Barcelona and quick guide to how to do it right

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 14, 2014

Finding the exact wording is little tricky here. Was I travelling with two kids to Barcelona? For sure. Or was it more like I was dragging them to and around Barcelona? That too. Or maybe I was running after (one of) them, more like it? You could put it that […]

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La Grotta vineyard in Cesena, Italy I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Cesenatico – Piece of Beautiful Italy

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 1, 2014

“Ah, the weather, not so good”, says the lady behind the reception desk to me. I stare at her with a blank expression as I have just landed in a climate that resembles Norwegian summer. On a very good day. My mission for these four days ahead of me is […]

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