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Karesuando is a small settlement in the far north of Swedish Lappland. It is with around 280 inhabitants the northernmost locality in Sweden. A locality is defined in the Nordic countries as an urban settlement with at least 200 inhabitants. This is also home to one of the border crossings with Finland. Right across the…
Karesuvanto is a small settlement in northern Finland, in the Enontekiö municipality in Finnish Lapland. It lies at the border with Sweden, with its sister village Karesuando just across the Muonio River. The Sámi name of the village is Gárasavvon and it is a part of the cultural Sámi region of Sápmi, an area that spans…
Paris, the capital of France. Few cities in the world can match this city’s reputation. This is “The City of Light” and “The City of Love”. It is home to famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Notre Dame. Many sights are close to the River Seine…
Beauvais is a town in the historical province of Picardy in northern France, nowadays a part of the region of Hauts-de-France. This is a historical town dating back to the age of the Romans, then known by the name Caesaromagus. Today it is the seat of the local commune, a commune that is home to…
Tillé is a village in northern France that many have visited without being aware of it. The village lies right next to the Beauvais-Tillé Airport (BVA). This results in many visitors arriving and without considering the proximity to the village, jumps on a bus to Paris. The village lies in the historical province of Picardy,…
Along a small countryside road between Trosa and Vagnhärad is the small settlement of Hunga. The settlement is in an idyllic rural setting with green fields, small forests, and limited passing traffic. Year-round residents share this area with the temporary summer visitors who have found their summer cottages in the area. In total, there are…
Our stay in Paris was Little A’s gift for Christmas. We had booked our flights to and from Beauvais, an hour north of Paris. So, we decided to take the opportunity to explore this town as well. At the same time, we got a much shorter trip to the airport when heading there the following…
Due to the weather, we extended our stay in Paris for an extra night instead of traveling to another city such as Rouen or Amiens. So we had one day in a rainy Paris before continuing to Beauvais. We stayed close to the Parc de la Villette, the third-largest park in Paris. The park is…
Our visit to France and its capital Paris had not offered much sunshine. Our fourth day in the city would not be much different. Susann had purchased a ticket to visit the Louvre the day before, so we planned to explore the center of Paris more before her entry time. Then while Susann was acting…
After exploring the center and seeing the magnificent Eiffel Tower the day before, we had set our target on another part of Paris. We planned to explore the hill of Montmartre. This 130-meter-high hill is famous for its cultural life and the impressive dome of the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Little A received the trip to…
Waking up in Paris! Yes, we had arrived in the French capital the day before and it was time to explore the city. Little A had a wish list of places to see based on the animated TV series Miraculous. The series about Lady Bug and her superhero friends takes place mostly in Paris and…
What to give your six-year-old girl for Christmas? Last year, our Little A had one wish that caught our attention. She wanted to go to Paris. We like to travel and it wasn’t long before we found a good spring break flight option. As school is mandatory in Sweden, there are only a few breaks…