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Holidays in the sun: Ericeira and Praia de Barra in Portugal

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 20, 2012

The holidays are over and me & the crew (that’s the baby, still waiting for the husband to make his return) are back in Norway where autumn hasn’t surprisingly autumn hit yet with full force and we are enjoying bit of sunshine and mild temperatures. I’m finding it hard to shake […]

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Life is a Beach in Portugal

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 13, 2012

Sometimes, not very often though life can be a bitch. For instance when my husband broke his leg and ended up spending a good stretch of time in a Norwegian hospital. And the nurses always brought his breakfast in late. The reason being, they were making him English breakfasts…! Not […]

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Up, Up We Go: Hiking with a Baby

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 4, 2012

Nappies. Check. Formula. Check. Baby carrier. Check. Our packing list for family hikes has definitely changed in the last nine months, but not so much the destinations. Nor the frequency we go with. The time we take on the hikes, that has definitely increased. And the amount we have to […]

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Gone Camping!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 5, 2012

I would consider us being quite outdoorsy people. We love to kayak, hike, ski, snowboard, bike and camp. But this camping trip just wasn’t meant to be. The weather was in the borderline somewhere between sunny and stormy and we were not on the best of moods. For no reason. […]

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Heading to the Top. To Ten of Them to be Precise.

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth June 26, 2012

The Norwegians are great in encouraging you to go outside and explore. Not that Norwegians need any encouragement, really. The word outdoors has probably been imprinted in them already in the womb, and on any given mountain or hike you will find families with their dogs, toddlers and babies, even. However, […]

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