Build Your Own Timber Raft and Explore Klarälven
Have you ever dreamt of drifting down the river on a timber raft you’ve built yourself? On Klarälven, the river that cuts through the heart of Värmland, you can do just that.
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Scandinavia
Hurtigruten – The Voyage Under the Midnight Sun
For nearly 130 years, Hurtigruten’s vessels have connected the coastal communities of Norway’s western shores.
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Ulvön – The Mecca of Fermented Herring (and Reluctant Tourist Paradise)
Ulvön island is the gem of the High Coast archipelago. It is also known as the birthplace of Sweden’s infamously stinky fermented herring surströmming. Still produced on the island,
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Polar Plunging in the Swedish South
Instead of island-hopping in the Caribbean this winter, why not polar plunge your way along the southwest coast of Sweden? Here’s a selection of region’s most stunning open-air bath houses.
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Rediscovering the Pilgrimage
Pilgrimages are spiritual journeys, undertaken in search of meaning, purpose, or truth.
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Gotland Through The Ages
Gotland is Sweden’s largest island, stuck far out in the Baltic Sea between the Swedish mainland and the Baltic States. It is therefore not surprising that its history differs in many aspects from that of the rest of Sweden.
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Riddarhuset – The House of Nobility
In the 17th century, the Swedish aristocracy helped the King to run the country and supplied him with horses and foot-soldiers for his war efforts.
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Happy Sámi National Day!
Although its borders are not outlined neatly on any map, you’ll know by the temperature when you arrive that you are in the land of the Sámi people.
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