Lofoten Islands, ten slow days
Fishing villages, ridge walks and the midnight sun, ten days above the Arctic Circle.
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A junk boat, a few thousand limestone islands and the quiet bays further east.
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The exact list, the bag I use, and the five things I stopped bringing.
Norway
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Where you can pitch a tent, how long you can stay, and five places worth the walk.
Hiking
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Three days, two huts and one backpack: how to plan a first long walk without stress.
Budget
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Simple habits that cut my travel costs by a third, without sleeping in airports.
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Fjords by kayak: a beginner's week
A week of paddling in western Norway with no experience, a guide and a lot of waterfalls.
Indonesia
The quiet side of Bali
Far from the beach clubs: rice terraces, lake temples and villages where mornings are slow.
Iceland
A walk behind the waterfall, in 60 seconds
A short film from a rainy afternoon, and how to get there without the tour buses.
Switzerland
Notes from a week of mountain walks
Seven days, seven trails, and the small things that made each one better.
Norway
Lofoten Islands, ten slow days
Fishing villages, ridge walks and the midnight sun, ten days above the Arctic Circle.
Lena Hartmann
Lena Hartmann
I left a desk job in 2019 to travel slowly. This blog is everything I wish I had known before each trip: honest itineraries, real budgets and the places worth the detour.
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Fjords by kayak: a beginner's week
A walk behind the waterfall, in 60 seconds