My Travel and Photo Blog

I’m off to Sweden for a couple of days. For the first time I’m taking Stena Line’s morning ferry from Rostock to Trelleborg. I left Hamburg yesterday and arrived at the terminal in the evening. Just because it felt convenient, I parked at the terminal for the night. There was another camper there already and…

Another beautiful morning with clear skies and Venus (as well as the half moon) still brightly shining over the twilight. At -12C it was chilly, but fantastic to take the dog out for another walk across the ice. I’m still more focused on taking her out, thus only iPhone snapshots as I didn’t take my…

Just to show that it is not always sunny: What a foggy morning and still a nice walk over the ice with the dog. She was equally excited to be out. That, by the way, is what the fir plugged into the ice is for: Marking your way! Thus, I had a lovely walk and…

Gammelstad Church Village, a UNESCO world heritage site, is beautiful both in the summer and in the snow. Its wood-built houses were only used on Sundays or big church holidays by those worshipers from the countryside who could not return on the same day because of the distance they had to travel home. Today, most…

Today’s -5 C feel almost warm. I didn’t even put on my gloves for the first couple of minutes walking the dog – strange as it may sound, but it was almost warm. And my nose didn’t freeze. The weather is beautiful and I had a wonderful winter walk on the ice around the little…

Snow!!! -20C this morning in Northern Sweden. I went for a walk and had to get a few snapshots of the sunrise (at round about 10.00) taken on and over the frozen river. Although the twilight already started at around 8.00. The snow is wonderful. At first, coming out of the warmth of my camper,…

I’ve reached my scheduled destination today. With the -22 C here in the afternoon, the -7C this morning felt almost warm in comparison. I just love the sound of the crunching snow under my shoes. Even though it’s freezing cold. Still wonderful! The drive up was quite smooth. Not too much traffic and wintery, but…

-7C. And snow! How wonderful. But a bit chilly at first glance. As I got out of the warmth of my camper, I felt the cold freeze my fingers. But it only took gloves and a few minutes to adjust during a short walk. The drive up here from Stockholm took almost nine hours in…

I have arrived in Stockholm this afternoon. The drive up was uneventful except for the short stop to go grocery shopping. Which I shouldn’t have done. It was crowded, of course! But in hindsight you’re always cleverer afterwards. I had to drop into the city centre quickly, got my new book and a very short…