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Hållö - a jewel from the Ice Age - hike on island
An hour's drive from Strømstad in Sweden you'll find a small island called Hållö - right outside the tourist resort Smögen. Here...

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May 6, 20212 min read


Tjurpannan - new hiking trails - hike along the coast
Tjurpannan National Park is the most beautiful area in Bohuslän. Where the trees have been chopped and the bushes burned to restore the...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Blomsholm - prehistoric site
A few kilometers from Strömstad lies Blomsholm Manor. Here you can follow a cultural trail through Sweden's largest ship memorial,...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Tabarca - pirate island
A 20 minute boat ride from Santa Pola just outside Alicante is a small, flat island that has been both a haven for pirates and a prison...

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May 5, 20213 min read


El Palmeral de Elche - Palm grove
Europe's largest palm grove is found in the town of Elche a few miles inland from Alicante on the Costa Blanca. The area is 1.5 square...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Sardinera - Spanish coastal cliffs - hike along the coast
Just outside the small fishing village of Javea - located a few kilometers south of the more famous coastal town of Dénia on the Costa Blanca - is a small sandy beach with pebbles. In this bay, locals have been fishing sardines for centuries - hence the name Cala Sardinera. Large nets were lowered mornings and evenings. Soft sand and limestone has been rounded and eroded by waves over time. The tour starts at mirador Creu de Portixol. Here is the sign for the Cap Prim viewpoi

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May 5, 20212 min read


Monte Ponoch - The sleeping lion - hike in the mountains
In the southernmost part of the Sierra Aitana lies Monte Ponoch (Ponoig) or the sleeping lion, which it is called because it is similar...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Styrsö - a pearl in the Strömstad archipelago - sandy beach
Styrsö is the closest neighbor on the mainland to the Koster Islands. Here you can rent rooms at the hostel or simply enjoy the fine...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Kalvøya - Sandvika's jewel - hike around an island
Kalvøya is one of Bærum's most popular seaside resorts. It is located just outside the Kadettangen connected by a footbridge. On the...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Alaska - flower park in the archipelago
On Nord Långö in the archipelago just off Strömstad is a small park with a small beach. Here you can moor with your own boat, or come...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Norefjell - Høgevarde - short trip to the summit - hike in the mountains
Next to Gaustadtoppen, Høgevarde is the place in Norway where you have best view to surrounding mountains. It is an easy top to climb and...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Kongens utsikt - The King's view - Krokskogen - hike to the summit
All the way west in Krokskogen you will find a view point where you have a view of large parts of Ringerike and Hole with the...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Elgåfossen - on the border - hike to waterfall
A few miles from Strömstad lies a waterfall that separates Norway from Sweden. The Älgafallet as it is called in Swedish lies in the...

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May 4, 20212 min read


The Ecoparc in Strömstad - hike in the woods
Right next to the recycling facility (Återvinningscentralen) at Prestengen in Strömstad you will find a well hidden natural pearl - an...

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May 4, 20212 min read


Mørkgonga - a gap for selfie - spectacular gorge
By Steinsfjorden on the border between Ringerike and Hole is one of the country's most spectacular gorges - a crack in the lava plate...

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Apr 29, 20213 min read


Orxetadalen - lush and peaceful - hike along a river
A few kilometers from the fishing village Villajoyosa there is a small lush valley between the Sella mountain and the Orxeta mountain....

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Apr 29, 20213 min read


Alnaelva - primeval forest in the middle of Oslo - hike along the river
The Alna River starts in the Alnsjøen in Lillomarka and flows into the Oslo Fjord. Between Bryn and Vålerenga it passes through...

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Apr 29, 20211 min read


Niskinnvann - idyllic pond in the woods - hike around a lake
One kilometer northeast of Sollihøgda lies a small pond where there are few people. Even on a hot summer day you can find your own little...

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Apr 28, 20213 min read
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