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I was desperate to return to the mountains of northern Sweden for another long multi-day hike. It is so beautiful up there, and my favourite time is early September. The temperatures have cooled, the mosquitos have disappeared, and the short lived arctic autumn is underway in all its glorious colours. The last time I hiked up here I was with my hubby, and we …
Campfires can be a cosy break for refuelling on a hike, or a place to base yourselves while children play in nature for a while, or a necessity for cooking food on an overnight camping adventure. Whatever your reasons are for having a campfire, they can be an incredibly cosy environment. They can be fun, magical, and add a sense …
Yay!!!! I have finally managed to complete my first book all about mini adventures, and it was available from late October. This blog post is well overdue to tell you about it, but life has been revolving around adopting a retired sled dog from Norway (see my instagram highlights and photos), which happened just after the book became available. So I …
Kungsleden is a stunning hiking trail in the north of Sweden. It is around 440km long in its entirety, but many people, like we did, choose a section of it to hike. Kungsleden runs from Abisko at the northern end, to Hemavan at the southern end. During the winter months it becomes a ski trail, impassable in walking boots. I was up here in the …
Cardamon is a spice we use a lot of in our baking, and is contained in many shop bought food products in Sweden. It makes everything smell delicious and tasty, so I was keen to try and use it in some cardamon bread baked over the campfire. The results were perfect, even if a little charred looking, and the smell was so …
This is me….. a 43 year old wife and Mamma of three. Expat, dog walker, and general children’s activity taxi lady. Definitely more comfortable behind the camera than in front! Very sensitive, quite stubborn, but hugely enthusiastic about life, with a passion for the great outdoors. In a previous life I had ambitions of being a ballet dancer, before I swapped …
We love our campfires, but during the winter when it is freezing temperatures and snow, it is even more important to keep our morale boosting treats simple. So, with this in mind we decided to try campfire popcorn for the first time. The great thing about this treat is you can be a little creative with it. Do whatever your taste …
In previous posts I have written about tips for hiking with children (and ultimately surviving the hike!), and the benefits of hiking with children, so in this post I want to provide a guide to packing – a hiking with children packing checklist. This is not really about what they are wearing, I’d like to assume they already have proper footwear and appropriate outdoor …
We love cooking outdoors on campfires and it’s such a cosy way of spending time together. I have previously written about the basics of making a campfire, and also how to solve some campfire problems, but in this post I want to run through some methods of how to cook on a campfire and a few handy rules. I hope you can …
Why hike with children? Whether you head out on an all day adventure or just a short walk, the benefits to children and parents alike are huge…..as is the effort to get out the door! I am realistic, and as a Mamma of three, I know that planning, logistics, weather, and the thought of the aftermath tidy up operation, can …
