What started off as a bicycle trip in summer quickly turned into autumn as the seasons have a different rhythm in the north. When I learned more about the culture of the indigenous people of Lapland – the Sami – I was intrigued by how … Continue readingSummer and winter in Lapland
Two weeks back in Belgium so I could take some time to go through photos, organise and edit them. Here is a couple of series with some written thoughts. A weekend out</strong> with my colleague and friend Kim and his family on the <strong>Haparanda archipelago … Continue readingPost Lappish winter memories
Some thoughts from the time I passed riding my aluminium horse through Pippi’s land. If Greta Thunberg is saying that our house is on fire you should know that this metaphor isn’t so far from the reality, and not only in Sweden. Last summer there … Continue readingSome thoughts from on the aluminium horse while riding Pippi’s land
<p>Taika-aika , the local circus school in Rovaniemi Finland , celebrated it’s 15th anniversary in the summer of 2018. I visited the school during my bicycle travel through Scandinavia this summer and met a bunch of motivated friendly circus people who offered me the hospitality … Continue reading15 years of circus school in Rovaniemi (Finland)
Mostly in Norway and some in Finnish Lapland.
Big thanks (again) to all my hosts during last summer and autumns bicycle trip through the north. I had much fun being part of small families and playing with the kids, enjoying the warmth (literally and figuratively) of a home, was happy with giving some … Continue readingThe people that opened their doors for me