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Santiago de Chile in Pictures
May 20, 2015

I was in Santiago de Chile for three days, and I have to say it was an okay city. Maybe not my favorite. Then I didn't have time to fall …

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the Lima Gourmet Company in Pictures
May 17, 2015

I decided to do something organized, an arranged a trip with the Lima Gourmet Company. I normally don't do so much organized activity, because most of the time I feel …

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Travel to Machu Picchu On a Budget Or Convenient
May 16, 2015

I really didn't know, that it was a long travel to Machu Picchu from Cusco. When I mean long, it depends on how you end up doing it. Because when …

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Machu Picchu in Pictures
May 15, 2015

After been looking at others pictures of Machu Picchu, it was finally time to have my own pictures of this incredible place. As voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of …

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Mendoza Wine Tasting with Malbec in Argentina
May 10, 2015

Mendoza Wine Tasting on a Budget was a lot for the money when I went on the wine tour for only 225 pesos (2015). I visited two wineries and one …

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Mendoza to Santiago by Bus
May 7, 2015

Fun fact, when I was telling that I was excited about a 6 hours long bus trip, the guy in the reception was laughing of me. Truth is I was …

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Adam’s Peak Climb with 5 381 steps
May 3, 2015

On of my most special travel moments so far in life. I love having no expectation to a place, and then it blows me away. Adam's peak climb was this. …

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Iguazu falls Argentina
May 1, 2015

Argentinean side of Iguazu falls; what can I say, it was massive and it was increíble. I'm so happy that I went to see it. There is nothing more to do in …

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Iguazu falls Brazil
April 29, 2015

Run you don´t have much time Tranqui! We left Buenos Aires early in the morning, around 04.40 and our flight was at 05.40 to Iguazu. We were maybe running a bit short …

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West Coast of Norway is stunning
April 26, 2015

Sometimes I forget how beautiful home is. I reminded myself with these pictures from Ervik and Hoddevik. This is 30 min from my home place in Norway and three hours …

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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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