The first potential accommodation I had spotted for this trip really stuck with me. The photos immediately had me . I was completely sold. The entire trip was planned around going there. Literally nothing, no photos, no descriptions, no reviews could prepare me for the breath taking beauty of this place when we actually arrived. I… Continue reading So Close To The Sky
Category: Wildlife
Proyecto Asis – Volunteering With Animals
For years while waiting to go to Costa Rica, we were set on visiting the Sloth Sanctuary, but on finding it was on the opposite side of the country it was out of reach for this trip. It was then that I started searching for something closer to where we would be. Finding Proyecto Asis… Continue reading Proyecto Asis – Volunteering With Animals
Moose Safari
Just like our Beaver Safari, our wildlife adventure included a nighttime Moose Safari. Again, all we really knew was it would include food and that it would be late. We had been told on the previous night, to be excited for dinner! This time we met with another family and our guides at Kolarbyn. We… Continue reading Moose Safari
Beaver Safari
It’s not uncommon for the most average day in my life to end up with some pretty odd things happening, but floating silently on a lake, after dark while smelling for the scent of beavers was a pretty surreal moment - even for me! As part of our Wild Sweden ‘Wildlife Adventure’ package, we were… Continue reading Beaver Safari
Wild Sweden @ Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge
Searching for eco tourism & unusual accommodation in Scandinavia, I stumbled across ‘Sweden’s most primitive hotel’ and knew this was for us. But after having never camped with my kids and with a child who is petrified of bugs (petrified-as in full on panic attacks and horror screams, as if witnessing something truly awful),… Continue reading Wild Sweden @ Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge