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Let’s talk about walking. A few days ago, I read an interesting article about 12 unexpected health benefits of walking and the thoughts that it gave me inspired this post. You may read the article, in Swedish, here >> Countless are the benefits of walking, and they are probably known to most of us. Having…
During our visit to the Latvian capital of Riga last summer, we took the opportunity to see some more of Latvia. After some research, we decided to take the train to Sigulda, only an hour away from Riga. Sigulda is a small town with around 17,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Vidzeme region in…
The Åland Islands (or just Åland) is a group of approximately 6500 islands and islets in the Baltic Sea, The islands form an autonomous region that is part of Finland. What makes the region interesting – apart from the autonomy – is that it is officially Swedish-speaking only. Rest assured, at some point we will…
It’s now time for you to meet your travellers. Who are the people behind this blog and how did they get into travelling? Read on and find out more about your fellow travellers Jesper and Susann. Susann First country (abroad) ever visited: Germany or Latvia, when I was very young. Can’t remember which one came…
Week 1 of 2016 is coming to an end and it’s now time to make a summary of the week. As we started the new year in Bratislava, Slovakia, quite a few of our posts this week have been about the Central European capital. Here’s a recap of what we talked about. On Tuesday we took you…
Today I will write about the benefits of moving abroad. This post is just touching the surface of a very vast topic, we will talk about challenges and practical issues at a later time. Let’s begin with some background info. If you have seen some of the other posts on this blog, you might have…
Bratislava Castle, in Slovak Bratislavský hrad, is one of the first attractions one will notice when arriving in Bratislava. The majestic white castle watches over the city from a rocky hill along the Danube. Once one climbs that hill, one can admire the Old Town (Staré miasto), Austria and even Hungary. And Petržalka (more about that…
The definition of Wanderlust: “A strong desire to travel“*. Does this sound familiar? Do you spend more time looking for flights than doing your job? Do you feel inspired to go places whenever you open a book or watch a film? Does the idea of .. feel appealing? Would you gladly spend your whole salary and more…
Goulash (in Hungarian gulyás) is a well-known and popular dish originating from Hungary. As today is a public holiday (= a lot of time for cooking) and the temperature has fallen under -10 degrees Celsius outside (hearty food, yes please!), I decided that making a delicious soup would be a splendid idea. Last night I got out…
Spooky Bratislava, let’s take a walk on the dark side.Down the narrow alleys,where every step makes a creaking sound.The party is long over,only bottles filled with sadness have been left behind.The castle shines in its loneliness,perhaps as lonely as those kings and queensthat were crowned there once. The pale lights on Kapucínska street,churches, palaces andthe…
Today’s post will be about movement through stillness. In essence, the word movement refers to the process of changing the place or position of someone or something. We can move our bodies, our minds, our lives, and pretty much everything around us. It would seem that the most common desire is to move forward, but movement can also be…
January is already here and now it’s time to look ahead. Traveling in 2016 – here are our plans, dreams, and goals for the year ahead. And maybe some challenges as well. When we write about countries we have visited or countries that we would like to visit, we are always referring to countries that…