Tag Archives: Hiking

Travelling as an introvert

One of the gifts of getting -cough- older is that I get to know myself better. Things I didn’t understand as a newbie traveller make a whole lot more sense now. This not only has to do with becoming a more experienced traveller, it encompasses all aspects of life, really. Whatever curve ball is andContinueContinue reading “Travelling as an introvert”

Stikk ut!

After my stay in Oslo, I flew to Kristiansund to visit my friend. She picked me up from the airport and we then made our way to Molde. There was a jazz festival going on that weekend, so we thought we’d check it out. Since we arrived late in the day, there wasn’t that muchContinueContinue reading “Stikk ut!”

Hiking grounds

Norway is a perfect hiking country. There are many trails to choose from and in various levels of difficulty. I took this photo on a hike in the Kristiansund area. My friend and I hiked to the Bremsneshola, the largest cave in Norway. The hike over there was quite pleasant. Not too easy, not tooContinueContinue reading “Hiking grounds”

Climb like a goat

It will be fun, she said. It won’t be too hard, she said…Never believe a Norwegian when it comes to describing how difficult a hike is going to be! 🙂 Hiking is in their DNA, they grow up with the outdoors. Me…let’s just say that my mind wanted more than my body felt capable ofContinueContinue reading “Climb like a goat”

Post-travel blues

I’ve been back at work for three weeks now, after a wonderful holiday in Norway. I caught myself having a bit of post-travel blues. It’s been a rocky few months and my Norwegian adventure couldn’t have been timed better. I enjoyed catching up with my Norwegian friend, who visited me in the Netherlands last year. IContinueContinue reading “Post-travel blues”

Travelling solo

Sometimes people tell me that they think it’s brave of me to travel by myself and that they could never do it themselves. My response to that is usually along the lines of everybody being different and wanting different things, and how that’s completely fine. Sometimes people seem to pity me for not having someoneContinueContinue reading “Travelling solo”

Smells like travel spirit

On my way to the train station yesterday morning, I cycled through a local park, and came past this field of wildflowers, picking up that herbal chamomile scent. The smell reminds me of holiday, of travel and of freedom. And then it got me thinking…what other smells remind me of those things? Smells that makeContinueContinue reading “Smells like travel spirit”