When the lakes melt and snow makes room for spring, the number one thing I long for is: paddling with the dogs. This activity is unlike any others. It's time together but in a very calm way. We explore, swim, enjoy the sun and the...
Since the hail and snow marked early spring, it is now dry, sunny and warm here. While my warm sweaters are still hanging over my chair, I look for summer shirts. Early this morning it was dripping * tick-tick-tick * on the roof. Very soft, even...
We've had such a delightful week. A bit of (unexpected) adventure, hanging out by the water, happy dogs and good food to celebrate. The travel advice for Sweden remained unchanged, which means that we can leave home for a trip about 1-2 hours from home. All...
"Just what we were looking for!" I shouted cheerfully through the store when I saw this book. It is a collection of different types of cabins here in Sweden, and despite differences in styles and accessibility, they have one thing in common: they are free....
Thick clouds hung heavy over the Danish countryside as we traveled north. We just escaped the hot Belgian weather (although not everyone agrees that 30 degrees is hot but I was melting) so this fresh sea breeze was more than welcome. Until our first night...
"Would it taste good, that little plant?" A few years ago, when we were eagerly looking for a new place to live, we not only scoured the housing market digitally, but we visited Sweden a few times to look at locations. One of them, actually no...
I had an idea- that's how most adventures start :-) Last week was super warm, the lakes were calm and the sun was out until late at night. That's the time of the year where I just look at maps en try finding new places. Often...
Summer- summerer- summerst. That's the most accurate representation of the past week here up north. While most of Europe was melting away in a heatwave, we danced around 30 degrees, which is very warm for us but just perfect to enjoy the lakes around here. I might...
For years we've been traveling around the Nordics and there is still so much to see. Highest on my list was Gotland, especially after getting to know a fellow Belgian who's living on the island. I got the tip to travel in spring when most...