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A day in the Arctic North

Tromsø In February 2011, Will from Sunvil Discovery travelled to Tromsø in Northern Norway. At a latitude of 70 degrees north this University City, with its mountainous back drop and vast archipelago, is a wonderful winter playground. This blog details the activities enjoyed by Will on one

What makes northern Norway so special?

Here’s a singing fisherman to provide a nice soundtrack while you read on (video courtesy of Visit Norway): Norway is of course a land that is dependent on the sea more than most. Fishing is one of the main industries; transport between many places is goverened by

Just what is Agritourism?

Mention the phrase ‘agritourism’ to the average person looking for a holiday and you’ll probably get a wide range of reactions. Some might imagine waking up before dawn to help the farmer in milking his herd; others might picture themselves picking fruit or crushing grapes or olives.

In Search of the Northern Lights

Lauklines cabins The 30km drive from Tromso to reach Kattfjord gifted us immediately with a taste of the natural beauty that would become our constant companion for the coming days. As we passed through the hills and snaked along the edge of the silent fjord the odd

Stockholm and Skane

I recently had the opportunity to visit Stockholm and Skåne in Sweden, two places I had yet to discover and was very much looking forward to seeing. Travelling with my colleague Rachel, we departed the UK on a Sunday evening flight to Stockholm Arlanda with Scandinavian Airlines.

Azores Fam Trip

I recently visited the Azores on a fam trip. There were 9 people in the group. We flew from London Gatwick to Ponta Delgada with Sata International and stayed at the Hotel Royal Garden in Ponta Delgada for 1 night. We were up very early the next

Christmas on the West Coast of Sweden

Last Christmas I was invited to spend a few days in Gothenburg, and join in with the annual Lucia and Christmas celebrations. The Lucia tradition is an important event is the Swedish calendar as it marks the being of Christmas their festivities. Each year Gothenburg chooses a

Away to the Faroes – the land of maybe

Mystical, remote and windy – these are the adjectives that sprang to mind when I was invited on a trip to these little-known specks in the Atlantic Ocean, located midway between the Shetlands and Iceland. Still relatively undiscovered by the UK tourist, the Faroes are not for