If you are looking for a family summer holiday with a difference, look no further. Trysil is a beautiful forest and mountain village, only a 2 hour drive from Oslo airport. Perhaps better known as Norway's largest ski resort, the area has a lot on offer in Summer as well. In fact its inspiring nature has fostered some of Norways finest authors and artists and is undoubtly a destination to...
Read more8 ideas on what kids can do in the garden - amazingily easy and 'why did't I think of that!?' activities that will make your children remember this Summer holiday as the bestest ever! "I'm bored" or even worse, an argument escalating between the little ones... The best thing to do when this happens, just like our parents used to do, is to send the grumpy children outside to play. And to get you...
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Gotland Sweden is one of the most piqturesq places I'd been to in Scandinava. Situated in the Baltic Sea, the island has arguable everything you've been dreaming off for a family Summer holiday. Rent a family holiday home through Airbnb. Amongst a plentiful rentals to choose from we would recommend staying in a traditional Swedish farm house, fully renovated to a high standard for a comfortable...
Read moreAugust and the month of holiday is soon approaching. If you haven't decided what to do yet we thought we'd recommend going to Hemsedal in Norway, for a adventurous and active family holiday. Renown for being one of the top ski resorts in Northern Europe, the mountain settlement is well worth a visit in the summer too. Mountain hiking for the family in Hemsedal. Where to stay: There's still...
Read moreWith a background in graphic design the design duo and husband and wife team, Majbrit and Joen Weidemann have enjoyed a great success with their monochrome (mostly) black children's fashion brand New Generals. Based in Copenhagen, in the trendy area of Vesterbro, they live together with their two beautiful daughters. And to the Weidemann family, the New Generals is not only a concept and a...
Read moreNorway, with its name meaning “the path to the North", is known for the Fjords and the Midnight Sun. With a sparsly population of 5,000,000, Norway offers peacefulness and endless of unspoilt nature; A rugged coastline with thousands of islands, and deep fjords. The fjords dramatically cut into the land and were flooded by the sea following the end of the Ice Age. Today Norway have the world's...
Read moreFirst prize of the prestigious Norwegian award Designers Saturday Best Interior 2011 went to Inne Design: interiørarkitekt MNIL Vigdis A. Bergh for her excellent work at Quality Spa & Resort Norefjell. Since it was build only a few years ago we have visited the hotel on several occasions. Last time this August, where the girls experienced life at a traditional Norwegian Summer Mountain Farm for...
Read moreThis is where we'll be staying for the coming week. A few hours south of Oslo the capital. Rural beaches and "svaberg" (polished rocks) and clean blue ocean -combined with charming tiny villages by the coast. If the weather is good there's no place better to stay in August. www.visitnorway.com
Read moreTreat your kids to a day up at the Seter, a Norwegian Mountain farm type that farmers in the olden days used to take their animals every summer in order to find food and allow the animals to move more freely. The high mountain pasture that their milk cows graze on, gives the milk a wonderful taste and quality, so they can make tasty rømme (sour cream) and cheese. From the cream they make...
Read moreMarstrand is a beautiful little island less than 1 hour outside Gothenburg, on the West Coast of Sweden. With beautiful beaches and a spectacular landscape of polished rocks into the open blue sea, nostalgic Scandinavian tree houses and impressive fortress, a variety of cafes and restaurants, charming small independent shops in the tranquil cobbled streets, regattas and entertainment, it’s easy...
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