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10 Highlights from Road Trip in the Keys of Florida
July 27, 2015

Road Trip in the Keys of Florida is all about the Great Stops Along the Road We decided to make a Road Trip in the Keys of Florida, an iconic Road …

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San Cristobal Island an Animal Paradise in Galápagos
July 7, 2015

I was lucky to have 12 days in animal paradise in Galápagos. Watching fearless wildlife, sea lions sleeping on the bench on the street, on the stairs. Marina Iguana just …

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Vacation Mood
July 4, 2015

Don't we all just love that feeling. When you finally can relax and just not think about anything. Who cares if you didn't do a shit today, you are on …

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Solo Female Traveler in South America
June 26, 2015

Solo Female Traveler in South America was a great experience, and my traveling is continuing. I´m back in Fort Lauderdale, where the adventure started this January 23rd. That is 3 …

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Traveling with a Food Allergy is a Challenge
June 15, 2015

Traveling with a food allergy can sometimes be seriously dangerous. At the age of 18, my friend rushed me to the hospital because I was having an allergic reaction to …

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Diving The Blue Hole in Belize
June 12, 2015

I had the opportunity to go diving in the Blue Hole in Belize. And for a long time, I was considering not to do it, because it cost a lot …

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7 Awesome Questions About Galapagos Islands
June 7, 2015

I decided to ask myself seven Questions about my Galapagos experience in a backpackers eye - I hope it will be interesting for other travelers planning their trip to San …

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3 Tips to Reduce Stress while Traveling
June 4, 2015

Learned the hard lesson back in Australia (2014), exhausted into the first days of my three months travel. Tears and Panic, and asking myself: How would I survive three months …

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San Cristóbal the Best Island in Galápagos
May 27, 2015

San Cristóbal is a great place to be when discovering Galapagos on a budget. It´s a small Island and maybe the best island in Galápagos.  I'm still discussing this with …

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My Second family in Buenos Aires
May 25, 2015

I have to show some of the good times in Buenos Aires with my second family from Argentina, UK, Frances, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. When you travel you …

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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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