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10 cool Ice-Skating Rinks around the World

November 15, 2012

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The days are getting shorter and thereâ€™s a definite chill in the airâ€¦ Yes, here in the UK, it looks like winterâ€™s here again. Weâ€™re breaking out the faux fur, shopping for winter boots, eating like hamsters preparing for hibernation and trying to get our heads round the clock change and the fact it feels like midnight at 8pm. But instead of ho[...]

5 reasons to go to Hemsedal, Norway

March 15, 2012

Katja

Hemsedal, Mountains

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When picking the right place to spend a ski holiday we are faced with a ton of options. It's a bit like picking a place with a nice beach - just sun and the ocean is not enough, we also want a great hotel, vibrant nightlife and ideally a couple of cultural options. With the ski holiday that is not much different. Finding snow and ski pistes is not the diffic[...]

Dogsledding in Hemsedal, Norway

January 17, 2012

Katja

Hemsedal, Must do's, Places

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Norway and I have a somewhat difficult past. About a year or 2 ago I had a flight booked to Oslo at 8am but coming home drunk at 5am I never made it to the airport in time. Then, a year later, I was given the opportunity to visit on three different occasions within a matter of just a couple of months but never managed to squeeze it into my busy calendar. So [...]

My powder snow paradise

October 21, 2010

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Mountains, Must do's, Norway

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Dear travelettes, Ever since I moved from Norway to Berlin, I've found the winter a little bit more boring and a little harder to deal with, mainly due to the lack of mountains. When the leaves start falling off the trees is when I start daydreaming about snowboarding and cross-country skiing in my native winter wonderland. Ever since I was a little girl,[...]

Ideas for Warm Weather Travel This Winter

September 7, 2010

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Inspiration, Travel Prep

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For those in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is fast approaching. Though some of us are still having sunny days and good weather, soon the inclement side of things will be rolling in. After ending up â€œaccidentallyâ€ backpacking through central and Eastern Europe last winter, I canâ€™t recommend anyone try to repeat this. Traveling is already challenging e[...]