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Greenland via Visit Greenland Instagram

Ten Days, Nine Flights

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 1, 2015

Life has kicked onto a whole new gear. My other half has been criss-crossing Europe in his van and ten or so kayaks on top for the last few weeks. “Mummi” i.e. the Finnish granny picked up the kids from Oslo, Norway and shuttled them to Finland for a break. […]

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Skeikampen in Norway I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

When Travel Destination Becomes Home: The Plan for the Next Forty Years

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth March 5, 2015

It almost became a habit, the repeated departures and arrivals. The exhilarating feeling of having all your belongings packed in couple of bags or in the boot of a car with no or new destination in mind, does have a certain addictive quality to it after all. New life, new […]

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Jumping out of joy along the Wild Atlantic Way I @SatuVW I Destination UNknown

Five Weeks on a Bicycle: Making of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model?

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 2, 2014

Love handles, spare tire, beer belly… Those extra (unnecessary) bits attached firmly to many of our bodies do go with various names, and I have to admit, I was curious to see what was going to happen to my “winter blanket” during the recent five-week and 2500 kilometer bicycling trip […]

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Biking in Finland via Instagram / @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Biking – there’s nothing more to it than pedaling, right?

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth June 18, 2014

What’s the logical thing to do after you somewhat publicly announce that you will cycle 2500 kilometers in a couple of months time, especially when even with all the goodwill in the world you can not be called a “biker”? Going for a bike ride, comes in my mind first, […]

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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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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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Lillehammer, Norway I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Blogging from my Backyard – Welcome to Lillehammer!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth April 24, 2014

It’s getting closer to the season that makes me simultaneously nervous and excited — visitor season. As family and friends are booking their holidays to visit us, at least so we hope, we get ready by borrowing extra mattresses, checking that extra linen is good to go and moving everything in […]

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