Nr. 16 Fjords Facts
It’s waterful! We are impressed by the fjords in Norway. As Dutch people, we don’t know that phenomenon, but here are more than a 1.000 fjords. It’s like sailing through the Alps! You can on the same day: stand on top of the fjord on a glacier and walk in the eternal snow, kayak in […]
Nr 15. Stavanger, Lysefjord and Preikestolen
After the southcoast of Norway, we rounded the westtip of Norway and started our sailtrip up the westcoast. We immediately noticed a change: the rolling green hills of the southcoast now turned into more steep rocky mountains.We sailed into the harbour of Stavanger, that was a milestone for us. When we prepared our sailingtrip starting […]
Nr 14. The Rivièra of the North
The southcoast of Norway is often referred to as the rivièra of the North, because of the mild climate. This part of Norway has to most sun hours, golden sandy beaches and high temperature of sea water (up to 28 degrees!). So Norwegians love to go on holiday to their southcoast, also to sail along […]
Nr 13. Sailing the Oslofjord
In our first week in Norway, we sailed the Oslofjord and crossed that bay from east coast to the westcoast (because we came out of the direction of Sweden). We really enjoyed the lovely islands and villages we visited in the Oslofjord. We would like to recommend 6 places (see the included map) we specifically enjoyed […]
Nr 12. Goodbye to Sweden, 10 surprising facts we learned about the Swedish
On our sailing trip, we are about to arrive in Norway. After 5 weeks of sailing the West coast of Sweden (June and July), we are looking forward to explore the fjords in Norway. But we also feel melancholic to leave Sweden. Because we have had such wonderful time here, nice conversations with the Swedish, […]
Nr 11. Emma’s Bachelor Party on the catamaran
The joy of sailing is discovering new territories an meeting new people! These spontaneous encounters are so much fun, because you have time to chat and share experiences. Meeting Emma last week was extra special, because she was about to marry and had a Bachelor Party with her girlfriends in the harbour. We decided to […]
Nr 10. Midsommar Fest in Sweden
Welcome to the Midsommar Fest! When you make a worldtrip, you participate in every local festival of course ! And Midsommar is the most important holiday, after Christmas, in Sweden. In this blog we’ll explain all the rituals involved with this feast! Magical time This festivity originates from the time of the Vikings, when people thought […]
Nr 9. National Park Koster
In the last blog nr 8, we mentioned that we had arrived in the top of the Swedish westcoast, at Koster, a National Park. We were so impressed by the area and unique landscape, that we decided to stay here for 5 days to explore the National Park. This decision also had to do with […]
Nr 8. The Göteborg Archipel
Did you know about the Göteborg Archipelago? We didn’t, so when we read about it, to our surprise there were beautiful islands in front of the coast of Göteborg! The scenery is completely different from the 2 weeks we sailed in Denmark. In Denmark were rolling green hills with yellow flower fields, and in the […]
Nr 7. Sailing the Limfjord in Denmark
‘How do you plan your route while sailing?’ is a question we often get. ‘Based on the wind and the people’ is the answer. Because YOU don’t decide, NATURE decides for you. If you have strong winds coming from the west, the only way you can sail is to the North or to the South. […]