Usually, I love autumn for its natural slowing of pace, but this fall has been busy y’all! In the very best way. Thank you to everyone in the Faraway Files Travel Blog Community who linked up and shared last week. Here are my favorites! Haven’t seen them? No worries – click on the pics and pop over to the posts. Continue reading “Faraway Files #47”
Would you ever consider going on a local tour in another language? Would you understand? What it if was the only way to see inside a unique place that you were wanting to visit?
I recently chose the Norwegian language tour option to get an inside look at the Nordland culture museum we visited in Kjerringøy, north of the Arctic Circle. Did I understand it all? Not by a long shot. Although I do think my three years living in Denmark gave me a leg up on other non-native speakers. Fisk. He said fisk! I know what that means. Fish! Fantastisk! Ha. Don’t call me an omniglot just yet.
2017 is the United Nation’s International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development. The World Tourism Organization has just launched a new campaign called Travel. Enjoy. Respect. It aims to encourage us, as the tourists and travelers around the world, to be the catalyst for positive change and impacts in this growing industry. But how can you help? UNWTO offers these tips to consider while traveling:
Support the local economy.
Protect our planet.
Honor your hosts and our common heritage.
Be a respectful traveler.
Learn more and join the movement here. Travel. Enjoy. Respect.
I am always trying to find ways to make sure our travel choices include businesses that are making positive impacts on the environment and local economies. If you’ve been following me, you know we spent our summer holidays in Northern Norway. Today, I’m sharing our summer glamping safari with WildSeas Adventures, who are dedicated to marine mammal conservation and education. In a country that still offers whale on the menu, the work they do is meaningful and impactful. And the setting is stunning. Come take a look.
But before we get to the link up, I want to share my favorites from last week. There were so many great posts and we appreciate all who shared theirs!
Loved this post by Lisa from Baby Loves Travel advocating for taking it slow while traveling with your toddler in tow. With views like this, I could get behind doing nothing with or without my little along!
Esther from Your Dutch Guide shares all things lovely in the Netherlands and beyond. Last week she shared the beautiful message, history and purpose of the Peace Palace located in the Hague.
Ahila from Perspectives Quilt took us to the Hawaiian Island of Oahu and showed us there is so much more to explore than world famous Waikiki Beach. I appreciated her focus on the island’s conservation practices in the nature preserves. We’d all love to see sea turtles in the wild right?
FARAWAY FILES TRAVEL BLOG COMMUNITY LINKUP #43
Jump in! The water is fine! Faraway Files is a creative community of travel bloggers who inspire and share each other’s posts. All participating hosts will read and comment on every post that participates in the spirit of the link up. We will also share them on social media too. Each week we’ll choose our favorites and highlight them on our blogs and social media channels using #FarawayFiles.
As Faraway Files hosts, Katy, Clare and I love our link up and this supportive travel community. With over 130 contributors, we have read about 80 countries and territories around the world. If you join in and leave a link please reciprocate and comment on the hosts’ posts as well as at least two others that spark an interest. If we see a pattern of people not joining in, sadly we have decided to remove the links of those posters in the future.
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If you are at all like me, you believe that an important aspect of travel is tasting what a new culture or destination can offer. Beyond a meal out, I love perusing the local market to see what’s for sale. I love finding products and purveyors of those different foods and flavors that make a place unique.
Here in Denmark, there is a strong pride of their food culture. From the delicious, but humble rye bread to New Nordic Michelin starred restaurants, Danes can do it all. This week I went along on a Copenhagen food tour and discovered a few new flavors and shops around town. I learned a ton from a Danish cheesemonger who has changed my opinion about the state of Denmark’s cheese. The blue may be rotten, but it’s truly delicious!
And around the world, if you’re in Oregon anytime in summer, the flavors there have to include fresh berries straight from the vine. I’m reminiscing about a fab evening last summer and sharing a post about berry picking with music and mountains this week.
What is a special dish or spice or food that is famous where you’re from? I’d love to know! Please comment and share below.
But before we get to the link up, I want to share my favorites from last week. There were so many great posts and we appreciate all who shared theirs!
Ruth from Tanama Tales took me back to our time in Philadelphia on the East Coast of the U.S.A. We lived there for two years and loved the Reading Terminal Market that she highlighted this week. I couldn’t believe when she shared a picture of my favorite cheese shop there, bringing back many happy and tasty memories!
Carolyn from Absolutely Fabulous found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that is Yosemite National Park. A first-time visit for her family, she offers great tips and beautiful pics from this stunning place.
And finally, Bryna from Dotted Line Travels takes us to Newfoundland, Canada and some gorgeous looking hikes around Signal Hill in St. John’s.
FARAWAY FILES TRAVEL BLOG COMMUNITY LINKUP #42
Jump in! The water is fine! Faraway Files is a creative community of travel bloggers who inspire and share each other’s posts. All participating hosts will read and comment on every post that participates in the spirit of the link up. We will also share them on social media too. Each week we’ll choose our favorites and highlight them on our blogs and social media channels using #FarawayFiles.
As Faraway Files hosts, Katy, Clare and I love our link up and this supportive travel community. With over 130 contributors, we have read about 80 countries and territories around the world. If you join in and leave a link please reciprocate and comment on the hosts’ posts as well as at least two others that spark an interest. If we see a pattern of people not joining in, sadly we have decided to remove the links of those posters in the future.
LINK UP WITH KATY TODAY OVER AT UNTOLD MORSELS
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Hej from Copenhagen travel peeps! Where you been lately? On a beach above the Arctic Circle? Oh that was me! I went seeking mountains and found some of the most beautiful white sugar fine sandy beaches I’ve ever been on. I loved the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. And while we may have discovered their charms at the peak of the season, there is a reason that they are so popular to visit in summer. I’m sharing 8 of those reasons for Faraway Files Travel Blog Community Link up today.
As Faraway Files hosts, Katy, Clare and I love our link up and this supportive travel community. With over 130 contributors, we have read about 80 countries and territories around the world. If you join in and leave a link please reciprocate and comment on the hosts’ posts as well as at least two others that spark an interest. If we see a pattern of people not joining in, sadly we have decided to remove the links of those posters in the future.
But before we get to the link up, I want to share a few shoutouts to my favorites from last week. So without further ado, here are my…
Trish from Mums Gone To literally made me snort out loud recanting a walk about with her husband in his fancy new Bear Gryll’s adventure pants. Assuming the survivalist’s penchant for drama, a seemingly simple hike becomes full of surprise.
Christine from The Journey of Christine tells how to get lost in Venice. Take that left turn, wander down that street. And if her pictures don’t tempt you to visit Venice, I’m not sure anything will!
Annette of A French Collection shared her personal story of buying a holiday home in France from her native Australia. Personal and powerful, I love the connection with her new neighbors around the world!
FARAWAY FILES TRAVEL BLOG COMMUNITY LINKUP #41
Jump in! The water is fine! Faraway Files is a creative community of travel bloggers who inspire and share each other’s posts. All participating hosts will read and comment on every post that participates in the spirit of the linkup. We will also share them on social media too. Each week we’ll choose our favorites and highlight them on our blogs and social media channels using #FarawayFiles.
LINK WITH CLARE TODAY OVER AT SUITCASES AND SANDCASTLES
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