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Secluded Surfing Paradise of Norway

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth October 9, 2013

Ever thought of surfing in Norway? Me neither. I always thought that surfing is for the tropics, or at least for places with similar temperatures to Portugal only, but when my husband said “let’s go somewhere new”, I replied with “let’s go surfing on the west coast”. My friend told […]

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Revisiting Norway’s National Tourist Routes, already!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 26, 2013

It is only two days since I visited Gamle Strynefjellsveg, one of Norway’s eighteen National Tourist Routes here in the blog, and here we are again. On the same dirt road proceeding slow, when not on the side of this mainly single lane track to snap images with both my […]

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The Beauty of Traveling Slow along the National Tourist Routes of Norway

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 24, 2013

There’s only one way to travel in Norway, and that is slow. S – L – O – W E6, the main road running through the country is still largely just one lane, forcing the speed to drop down to 40 or 50 km/h (yes, kilometers, not miles!), when passing […]

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Road Tripping with Baby and Toddler: Pure Madness or Stroke of Genius?

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 19, 2013

It’s summer of 1980, heat wave has hit Finland and the old Datsun 100A is fully loaded for the thousand and then some kilometers trek from southern Finland along the Gulf of Bothnia to northern Norway. The two kids, toddler of just under two years, and baby of 9 months, […]

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Who You Might Have Missed on Instagram

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 12, 2013

Those who are on Instagram might have noticed that we have left our home behind and have been touring Norway for the past few days. The pace has been set by the little ones so we haven’t got too far, but the views we have come across have been astounding. […]

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Capturing Colours

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 9, 2013

I would like to tell you that I’ve been out in the mountains capturing the colours of the early autumn. Autumn, which despite the daily temperatures still hitting figures that are all about the warmth of the summer gone, is inevitably making its way to our corner of Norway. Instead, […]

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Norway on Budget

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 5, 2013

Some of you might wonder if I can, will or want to write about anything else than Norway. And the answer is yes. But will I do it? Clearly not, as the few previous posts have either been all about Norway, or the arrival of the Little Man. Both quite […]

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