We tend to get stuck in front of our computers in our houseboat. There is always something we want to fix with the blog or something. It is admittedly very fun and engaging, but it's still lucky that we have friends who pull us out sometimes.
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Do you like football or hockey? Would you like to go on a football or hockey trip, or have you even been on one? My interest in sports is probably a bit too vague for Peter to attract me, but his niece Dessi and her husband Lasse (who got married last summer) and Dessi's family (parents, brother and girlfriend) have a much stronger interest. They have just returned from a really exciting hockey trip in Canada - and we took the opportunity to interview Dessi about the trip!
Read moreWhat do you do when you want to go on a skiing holiday in Austria, and how much does it cost? We're not exactly experts in this field, as we've only skied in the Alps once, but it's still fresh in our minds. So we take the opportunity to share our experiences here.
Read moreYesterday when we woke up at the hotel during our skiing holiday in Austria, it was... even more snow! It had snowed all night, and it continued to snow most of the day. The houses here in Reith in the Alpbachtal were covered in a thick white blanket and everywhere people started shovelling to access cars and driveways. It was just a matter of putting on your coat and heading out into the winter landscape!
Read moreWe are, as you may know, on a ski trip and yesterday we went to the major lift systems here in Alpbachtal in Austria. After yesterday's soft launch we ventured straight up to the top and even Beata, who had never skied before, joined us. The view up there was of course fantastic! And how did it go? We offer a post with many pictures from our trip from the top and down to the valley.
Read moreYesterday we experienced our very first day of skiing in the Alps. ever. Wow, what an experience! We've seen the amazing view from one of the peaks, got sunburnt, got a workout, eaten goulash soup and drank beer in the sun - and I've challenged my fear of riding a cable car!
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We are going skiing in the Alps! Wehooo! This will be something completely new for us, and it will be soooo exciting. We have skied before, but it's been a long time, and never in the Alps. In January it's time, and then it's off to Austria.
Read moreKatrin Olsen lives in Norway and usually works for a company, but when she is free, nature and physical challenges attract her. She ran her first half marathon almost ten years ago, and since then the challenges have only gotten bigger and bigger. For example, she has climbed Aconcagua in Argentina, which is the next highest of the mountains included in the Seven Summits.
Read moreRewa is located on the Polish coast, not far from the larger city of Gdynia. This is a real swimming and surfing paradise with a long narrow strip of sand stretching out into the sea and a great holiday atmosphere.
Read moreSaid Belhaj is a professional mountaineer, travelling the world for various spectacular climbs. This year, he was awarded the "Male Adventurer of the Year" award on the grounds that he is "one of Sweden's most prolific climbers who seems to have no ambition whatsoever to slow down during what appears to be a sustained period of top form". The award was presented during the Vildmarksmässan in Stockholm and has previously been awarded to famous adventurers such as Ola Skinnarmo, Renata Chlumska and Fredrik Sträng.
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