Category: Europe
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Microadventures: Wild camping on Preikestolen in Norway
I’d like to call this wild camping experience a microadventure. It has the same level of excitement, planning, and satisfaction as a bigger trip but only on a local-scale. Hopefully, this will inspire you to take a microadventure of your own and explore your backyard or somewhere close to you. With a pandemic happening around…
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Chasing the Northern Lights in Iceland
Northern lights. Aurora Borealis. The Green Lady. The Dancing Lady. She goes by so many different names but we all know the phenomenon. It’s one of the must-see’s on nearly everyone’s bucket list, even mine. While I have been fortunate enough to see her before in Norway, I’ve never seen her quite as I did…
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Ultimate Guide to Enjoying a Solo Road Trip around Norway
Picture this: you, adventure and the open roads… Pretty lush, ey? I suppose it would be if you love a good road trip. Everyone knows that I love a good solo travel (I bang on about it, constantly). These days, a lot more women are “taking the leap” and going on trips alone. And the…
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Hiking Svartisen Glacier in Norway: An Unforgettable Adventure
The first time that I laid my eyes on Svartisen was in 2012. On the way down from visiting my uncle in Northern Norway, we detoured to stop by a magnificent glacier. We saw it from afar and didn’t take the ferry over. During my solo road trip last year, I visited my uncle and spent…
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Discover the City of London Through a Visual Diary
I think we can agree when I say London is a pretty city. An estimated 20 million tourists visited the British capital last year, making it the world’s second most popular tourist destination. It’s not hard to see why. I, myself, visited the capital twice last year and fell head over heels for it. It is…
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Explore the Schladming-Dachstein, Austria’s Ski Region
Austria is well known for its rich culture and history, the alps, Mozart and winter sports. To kick off the New Year, my Austrian visit circulated around a ski trip with my friend, Billy. Travellers often rave about Innsbruck but we were told of an alternative. It’s a small town in the Styria region, just…
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A Winter Paradise in Norway: Exploring Stavanger
For the last year and a half, I’ve been living in the South-Western corner of Norway in a city called Stavanger. Dubbed the Oil Capital of Norway, it is home to the famous Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock). Most people envision Norway blanketed in snow during the winter however, that isn’t always the case here. Similar to its…
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Explore Norway’s Hidden Gems: The Essential Guide
Welcome to the Norwegian Nature Guide! – Part one of a comprehensive guide to Norway that I’m putting together. Its picturesque mountains, beautiful fjords and never-ending forests usually blow most people whom have visited Norway away. It’s not hard to see why everyone gazes out in disbelief that such a place exists. This country has so…