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Heading for New Adventures Vol. 2

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 20, 2013

Someone wise once said that certain life’s key moments are experienced in a bathroom. And that someone could have not been more correct. When the pregnancy test came out with the famous double blue line in the end of last year, I could have not been happier or more excited, […]

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Easter Escape to the Mountains

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth April 1, 2013

Bored of wintery mountain pictures with blue skies and lots of white snow yet? I thought I was. I mean I thought I was 100% over and done with winter too. It’s the start of April and the temperatures still drop to −10C (14F) in the mornings. Something is not quite right […]

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Taste of an Adventure

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth March 4, 2013

This past weekend we got a little taste of adventure. Not in the same way as when we tried to ski from mountain hut to mountain hut with our toddler and ended up returning home, tail in between our legs although even then happy of our adventure. But just a […]

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Ode to Swimming Pools

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth February 25, 2013

This is not for you, public swimming pools with fluorescent lighting and suspicious particles floating in the turquoise water with way too much chlorine. This is an ode to swimming pools that make you go “aah”, as you slowly sink in, with warm water wrapping itself around you and carrying […]

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Cross-country Skiing into the Wild. Kind of.

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth January 19, 2013

What are great Norwegian winter adventures made of? Snow, wilderness, mountains,  pair of skis, sledge, bit of hardship and in the end, a cozy cabin with a fireplace and candle lighting. Naturally no running water or electricity are needed. But here I have two confessions to make. I call myself […]

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White Christmas in Norway

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 23, 2012

I was planning to do a “Merry Christmas” posting earlier this week with the pretence that supermarkets start Christmas celebrations months in advance, so I could easily get away with a one week’s head start. But then the holidays began and I fell into a beautiful holiday bliss with outdoor […]

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Christmas Market in Maihaugen, Lillehammer in Norway I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Life in Norway: Christmas Market the Norwegian Way

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth December 5, 2012

If you came for a visit in our apartment you might forget all about the approaching Christmas. It is possible to spot the odd Christmas card here and there but that’s about it. We continue to get those cards from our loved ones even though I’m the worst person to […]

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