Author: Apollonia
The 8 seasons of the Sami (part 2)
Giesie – Summer (July) The summer begins in the north with the summer solstice end of June. The trees are green now and the flowers begin to blossom. The days are warm and you can see the midnig... Read More
A Boat Trip to the Midnight Sun
Eleven o’clock in the evening. It is calm and the sea like a mirror and the temperatures are still far above twenty degrees centigrade. We are pushing the boat carefully into the water, start th... Read More
Impressions from Crete
Even if I really like living in the Far North and even if I cannot imagine to live south of the Polar Circle again, I have to travel to the sunny south every year after the sunless time in winter. I w... Read More
Neptune’s Revenge
To enrage the God of the Seven Seas had always had serious consequences. Especially Odysseus can tell you a thing or two about that but also in this case the story comes to a bad end. But the crime sc... Read More
How do you want to pay?
„You pay together or separate?“. The two Asian men are looking at each other in confusion. Then, one of them points at the clothes which are lying in two separate piles on the desk. He is smiling ... Read More
The 8 seasons of the Sami (part 1)
Gidda – Springtime (May-June) The winter is the longest season in the far North, summertime is very short and the transition periods of spring and autumn last only for a couple of weeks. North of th... Read More
Why look so far if such beauty is right before your eyes?
Sometimes you just have to walk up the hill behind your house to find the beauty in nature. (Originally posted on 28/01/2018 in German)... Read More
Munkeferden
Munkeferden (munk = munk (Norwegian), ferd = journey (Norwegian) is a 34 kilometer long ski racing from Sandnes to Neiden. It takes place every year at the end of March/beginning of April. Since it ... Read More- 5 of 5
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