I (Isabel) had been in Helsinki once many many years ago with my good friend Floriana. Back then the weather was not really in our favour, so we spent most of the long weekend thinking if we could get a visa to get to Sant Petersburg and when we were convinced that this would be … Continue reading Unexpected Helsinki – Feathers and Cucumbers
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The Princess of the Baltic
We board on the ferry that will take us to mainland Finland, leave Polaris parked in the basement, next to lots of container trucks, and take the elevator to the 7th floor. When we reach the floor and the doors open, we are almost blinded by the amount of bling, bling in the place. Clearly … Continue reading The Princess of the Baltic
6500 islands, and who knew…?
I must admit that I had never heard about the Aland Islands till a couple of months ago. They are in the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland. It seems that officially they belong to Finland, but they are sort of Swedish at heart, so they speak Swedish and actually have their own parliament, … Continue reading 6500 islands, and who knew…?
Bye, Bye Sweden
After all the rural and natural landscapes and the continuous beautifully startling sunsets, we feel like we need a detox therapy from all the peacefulness and and purity, so we head towards the city that is closest to us, Uppsala. It is a university city and it´s Saturday, so we hope we can go out … Continue reading Bye, Bye Sweden
Beaches, lakes, copper mines, wooden horses and leopard printed underwear
Spring is in the air. The whole country is in full blossom and all flowers, whether, tulips, lilas, magnolias, cherry trees, honeysuckles, you name it, profusely display their colours in the air. We enjoy average temperatures of about 25 C and rarely does the blue sky lose its radiance. However we have the feeling that … Continue reading Beaches, lakes, copper mines, wooden horses and leopard printed underwear
What does Pippi Longstocking have in common with Ikea?
Our trip continues through Smaland, a region where it feels a bit that time has stood still. Soft windy roads crossing lakes, forests and undulated fields. Some fields are green with spots of yellow dandelion flowers, some fields are totally bright yellow, covered with rape crops, surrounded by never ending mossy stone walls . And … Continue reading What does Pippi Longstocking have in common with Ikea?
Christian starts cooking outside along the Swedish West Coast
The weather is so gorgeous we can hardly believe that we are in Sweden. We feel fortunante, and hot. Days of pristine blue skies and temperatures up to 26C or so, have very pleasantly taken us by surprise. Christian has taken the portable kitchen and cooks dinner outside almost on a daily basis. We are … Continue reading Christian starts cooking outside along the Swedish West Coast
From Malmo to Gothenburg
About one week into our journey, we are starting to have questions about our speed. Are we too fast, are we too slow? Time is relative and so is speed, since it’s just a reflection of movement in space, across time. What is this trip all about? Is it about filling our time with places? … Continue reading From Malmo to Gothenburg
Getting started
Giving up all the charm in exchange for an elevator! Just for one day. This is how we felt the day before departure. Living in the third and fourth floor of a pretty monumental building in Amsterdam had always been a bliss. Till that day. It was painful to go up and down the steep stairs … Continue reading Getting started
The countdown
Three, two, one, go! In three days we'll board our camper van and head up North. After months of preparations our spirits are high, even if there are some butterflies in our stomach. A rough draft of our itinerary is ready. We have named our Camper van Polaris, like the North Star that used to … Continue reading The countdown
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