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The Best of Playa del Carmen in Mexico
September 20, 2015

The best of Playa del Carmen comes from my friend that lived in Playa for six months. He is sharing all the insider information on the blog post. You will …

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One month in Australia Itinerary – Now You Shut Up and Go!
September 7, 2015

When I started my first significant solo travel- I decided that Australia was the place to go and be. Safe and comfortable, for the first time travel and, also as a …

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From Bangkok to Koh Tao
September 4, 2015

From Bangkok to Koh Tao you have two options on traveling their, either budget or convenient. The choice is yours. Here they are explained how you can actually preform your …

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7 Great Things to Do in Koh Tao
September 3, 2015

There are so many great things to do in Koh Tao. When I have a rough day in real life (working), I always go back to my little Island in …

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Hiking Lauparen in the Alps of Sunnmøre, Norway
August 31, 2015

If you are staying in Norway and want some breathtaking nature and a great challenge, you should go hiking in some of our mountains that are suitable for your level …

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Concha y Toro Winery in Chile
August 26, 2015

I have had bottles of this wine back home in Norway. To go to the winery where the wine is produced was very impressive. I think that the Concha Y …

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Road Trip Geiranger Fjord & Dalsnibba from Aalesund
August 24, 2015

Road Trip Geiranger Fjord & Dalsnibba Skywalk  The Heart of Fjord Norway From Aalesund 2 h 18 min and 1 Ferry Road Trip Geiranger Fjord & Dalsnibba Sky-walk from Alesund (Ålesund in Norwegian). …

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Courage to Travel around the world
August 17, 2015

Courage to travel is something I got with just doing it. I just went and did it because I badly wanted to do it. I love a challenge and traveling …

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Disney World for Adults
August 12, 2015

Disney World for Adults is something to be done. Because when you are a kid, all you want to do is Disney World; you want to say Hello to Peter …

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Touching Ground and Being home
August 7, 2015

Six months on the road, out from home, Out from Norway, Out from safe ground. So many people, So many adventures and so many stories. They are processing around my …

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    I’m shaped by nature. I grew up at the edge of th I’m shaped by nature.

I grew up at the edge of the Stadt peninsula — where the ocean doesn’t negotiate and the wind decides your plans. You learn early to read the sky. To sense the shift before the squall rolls in. To move before the door is pushed open.

The weather isn’t small talk at the coast.
It’s strategy.
It’s timing.
It’s survival.

And the women knew it best.

While the men were at sea, coastal women held everything together — land, livestock, homes, children, community. They didn’t call it resilience. They simply lived it.

They understood something very important that we need to remember well. 

You don’t dominate nature.
You collaborate with it.

Today I live in the Lofoten Islands, again surrounded by strong coastal women. Different generation. Same backbone.

To adapt when conditions shift.
To build with the landscape, not against it.
To know when to move — and when to stand firm.

To me, that is a coastal inheritance. 

The coast teaches you self-efficacy. Patience. Awareness. Respect.

It shapes women who know that sustainability isn’t about control — it’s about relationship.

And that’s the spirit I carry into my work, my travels, and the future I’m building.

Thank you @dino.serrao for capturing my coastal spirit in this portrait.
    2025 was rich in good memories, wonderful times wi 2025 was rich in good memories, wonderful times with family and friends! It went so fast! Many highlights this year! And many great hikes even in Lofoten and Sunnmøre! 

2025, I have used less time on my phone more flight mode, more with just being. It will continue onward for 2026. I’m still traveling and doing many mini adventures. Mostly being with loved ones. 

In April we were in Cuba, which always disconnect but reconnect you much better with what matters and the importance of being grateful and appreciating what you have in Life. When we travel, how can we travel well, how do we show up at a destination. 

My last international travel this year was Lanzarote, famous for its landscape and architecture. Best of all traveling with my sister. We used public buses, eat at different local places and guided tour to the national park. What an island! 

I think one word that has been important this year for me is mindful. Be aware, be curious, ask open questions, reflect more before speaking and listen. 

Being in nature is the best gift for human nature. We must visit more often. We must focus on our sleep quality. 

I think 2025 have been a year of flowing and protecting my energy on what sparks joy to me. The most limited resource we have is time. How can we live the most happy with the time we have. How can we use our time and energy well. 

2025 I’m very grateful for the year it was a blessing filled with love laughters, friendship and some important life reflections and some new changes. 

2026, welcome let’s embrace and see where the wind takes us this year! 

Wishing you all the very best new year filled with abundance, hope and peace. May the year be as good as you want it to be! Or even better as magical as you want ✨🤩
    October disappeared in the blink of an eye! 😃 The October disappeared in the blink of an eye! 😃 The start of the month was breathtaking in Lofoten. We welcomed German travel experts for a MEGAFAM trip in the Lofoten Islands and had a blast connecting with new faces and industry colleagues. Truly amazing!!🤩 #lofoten #lofotenislands #megafam #lofoteninfo #visitnorway
    Greece is always a good plan! This time we went is Greece is always a good plan! This time we went island jumping to Skiathos and Skopelos. You know the Mamma Mia Islands 🌞 Also Athens, but next post. I think Skopelos has the clearest water I have seen in Europe. So stunning so pure, wow! So green the Island. Could have been away longer as always, but now living slow cabin life before hitting back North. #islandescape #greece #visitgreece #skiathos #skopelos #islandsofadventure
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