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Utklippan is Sweden’s southern most set of islands. I consists of a pair of islands named Norraskär and Södraskär. The islands are very low lying and there is a harbour in between them. The main feature of Utklippan is its lighthouse. The buildings on Södraskär are where the lighthouse keepers and their families lived from 1840 to 1972. There has …
Kristianopel is a small town right on the south eastern edge of the southern Swedish county of Blekinge. Kristianopel is quaint and beautiful. In the summer it has fragrant rambling roses, wandering tourists exploring, and boats bobbing in the harbour. There are beautiful wooden Swedish houses to look at, and some are quite ornate as they are old. Kristianopel was once …
Finnmark is a region high up inside the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. On the Finnmark Plateau you can find nature at its purest. It is wild, rugged, pristine, beautiful, and dangerous. The area is home to the Sami and their reindeer herds, trying to coexist with those of us mad enough, from a different culture, who chose to explore this …
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 …
Långasjönäs Naturreservat is inland from the coast. This gives it a little more protection from the elements compared to the archipelago areas of Blekinge county in southern Sweden. It consists of around 10 lakes dotted around woodlands, making the scenery and landscape views very beautiful. The largest lake, Långasjönäs, has sandy beaches and beautiful clear waters making it the perfect …
Nature is important to children’s well being and happiness, as well as it being important we all connect to nature. Nature play is the best way of helping our children to develop well physically, emotionally, and socially. It’s got all bases covered! Nature play, nature craft, and nature based activities all help strengthen the connection and bond with nature. We were recently very lucky to …
Nature is important to children’s well being and happiness, as well as it being important we all connect to nature. Nature play is the best way of helping our children to develop well physically, emotionally, and socially. It’s got all bases covered! Nature play, nature craft, and nature based activities all help strengthen the connection and bond with nature. We were recently very lucky to …
Skånes Djurpark is in southern Sweden. If you are flying into Copenhagen for a break or holiday, it is only an hour’s drive over the bridge and into Sweden so it can be considered if you are in Sweden or Denmark. Skånes Djurpark is filled to the brim with lovely things to see and do, but in a very laid back, uncluttered …
Whittling is the art of carving shapes with a knife. Children love creating and there is something satisfying about making something from wood. Our little lady adores her woodwork classes at school, which she has been doing for a few years now. We have purchased two books to help us with our new endeavour of whittling for children. They are Bushcraft, …
Due to less free play time, less outdoor time, more scheduled activities and an increase in screen time, den building is a bit of an endangered activity. However, given the chance to build them, they still prove a very popular activity. You only need to take a walk around our local woods to see half finished den hideouts. The children spend most …
