<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PIXELS &amp; TRAVELS</title><description>Travelling with cameras: photo spots, tips and stories</description><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Lighthouse and Whale Museum in Andenes</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/leuchtturm-und-walmuseum-in-andenes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/leuchtturm-und-walmuseum-in-andenes/</guid><description>Ahead of the storm to Andenes: the beach at Bleik, rockets and research stations on Andøya, a whale museum with skeletons and a storm over the sea.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sandtorg - Nøss</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sandtorg-noss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sandtorg-noss/</guid><description>In the rain from Sandtorg to Andøya, a drone flight over reddish brown moorland, two charging stops including a Tesla Supercharger and a photographer&apos;s Airbnb.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Henningsvær - Sandtorg</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/henningsvaer-sandtorg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/henningsvaer-sandtorg/</guid><description>A long travel day: pizza and aubergines in Henningsvær, a burning lorry, veggie burgers at a petrol station and a hotel in western style.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Rainy Day in Sakrisøy</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/regentag-in-sakrisoy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/regentag-in-sakrisoy/</guid><description>Sleeping in after the northern lights night, an antique shop and the ochre rorbuer of Sakrisøy in the rain, then a fire, leftovers and packing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reinebringen and Northern Lights</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/reinebringen-und-nordlichter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/reinebringen-und-nordlichter/</guid><description>In sunshine up 1976 steps to Reinebringen, cinnamon buns in Sakrisøy, evening light on Rambergstranda and at night northern lights right by our Airbnb.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Offersøykammen and Evening Light in Ramberg</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/offersoykammen-und-abendlicht-in-ramberg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/offersoykammen-und-abendlicht-in-ramberg/</guid><description>Up Offersøykammen in drizzle, autumn colours on the road to Nusfjord, and in the evening red light over the beaches of Flakstad and Ramberg.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Autumn Hike to Kvalvika Beach</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/herbstwanderung-zum-kvalvika-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/herbstwanderung-zum-kvalvika-beach/</guid><description>Through mud and wind to the view over Kvalvika Beach, red berries in orange autumn, then a stormy afternoon in the cabin and two gratins for dinner.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rainbows in Nusfjord and Fredvang</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/regenbogen-in-nusfjord-und-fredvang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/regenbogen-in-nusfjord-und-fredvang/</guid><description>A rainy day in the Lofoten with lots of rainbows: cinnamon buns and carrot cake in Nusfjord, a rainbow over the beach at Fredvang and Rummikub in the evening.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bodø - Å - Ramberg</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bodo-a-ramberg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bodo-a-ramberg/</guid><description>By electric Ford Explorer and ferry to Moskenes, then to the end of the world in Å and in the evening to our most beautiful Airbnb yet, near Ramberg.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Basel - Bodø</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/basel-bodo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/basel-bodo/</guid><description>The alarm goes off at 4 am and we fly to Bodø via Frankfurt. In the afternoon we walk around the harbour in the sun, in the evening we have pizza at LystPå.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>From Sörenberg past the Eisee up to the Brienzer Rothorn</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/soerenberg-eisee-brienzer-rothorn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/soerenberg-eisee-brienzer-rothorn/</guid><description>A day hike from Sörenberg: cows on the path, a swim in the cold Eisee and, at the top, the improbably blue Lake Brienz.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Across the Aletsch Glacier to the Konkordia Hut</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/aletschgletscher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/aletschgletscher/</guid><description>Two days on the Great Aletsch Glacier: roped up across firn and bare ice, 550 steps up to the Konkordia Hut and on to Märjelensee the next morning.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bangkok - Zurich - Basel</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bangkok-zuerich-basel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bangkok-zuerich-basel/</guid><description>From Bangkok to Zurich: a very calm night flight without sleep, the Alps in the morning light above the clouds and the train back to Basel.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lombok - Jakarta - Bangkok</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lombok-jakarta-bangkok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lombok-jakarta-bangkok/</guid><description>From Lombok via Jakarta to Bangkok: a false Flightradar alarm, fried bananas, Thai Airways and spicy curry sauces on the journey home.</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bukit Merese and a Nasi Goreng cooking class</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bukit-merese-kochkurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/bukit-merese-kochkurs/</guid><description>By scooter to Bukit Merese near Kuta Lombok: monkeys, empty beaches, bruschetta at the villa and a private cooking class for Nasi Goreng.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selong Belanak and a hidden beach</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/selong-belanak-versteckter-strand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/selong-belanak-versteckter-strand/</guid><description>From the crowded surfer beach Selong Belanak to a secluded beach in South Lombok: dirt path, water buffalos, a Bindenwaran, drone flight and Nasi Goreng.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>West Lombok - South Lombok with tobacco fields and weaving village</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/west-lombok-sued-lombok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/west-lombok-sued-lombok/</guid><description>Hotel change to South Lombok, with tobacco plantations, a weaving village where Annina sits at the loom herself, mango, jackfruit and sunset at the new hotel.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gili Meno and Gili Air with three big sea turtles</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gili-meno-gili-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gili-meno-gili-air/</guid><description>Snorkelling at Gili Meno and Gili Air with three big sea turtles, then fresh coconuts, a sunset in front of Mount Agung and good food.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Turtles at Nipah Beach and snorkelling at the hotel</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lombok-schildkroeten-schnorcheln/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lombok-schildkroeten-schnorcheln/</guid><description>By scooter to the Turtle Sanctuary at Nipah Beach, six turtles while snorkelling, starfish on the hotel reef and a fisherman in the evening light.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ubud - Lombok with fast ferry and infinity pool</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-lombok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-lombok/</guid><description>By car from Ubud to Padang Bai, by fast ferry via Gili Trawangan to Lombok, and in Medana to the most beautiful hotel with an infinity pool on the beach.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rest day at the hotel near Ubud</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-ruhetag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-ruhetag/</guid><description>A day at the hotel near Ubud: breakfast, garden, pool, gym, good food, reading and editing photos, with a partly cloudy sky and 29 degrees.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ubud and the Monkey Forest</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-monkey-forest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ubud-monkey-forest/</guid><description>Breakfast at the hotel, the Monkey Forest with a macaque in a tree, Annina shopping in pouring rain and dinner back at the hotel.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amed - Ubud with coffee plantation and Luwak</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/amed-ubud/</link><guid 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we drive to Amed by car, past rice fields, and our first hotel has a pool waiting for us.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Basel - Doha</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/basel-doha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/basel-doha/</guid><description>Suitcases packed, take-off in Zurich and landing in Doha at 38 degrees: the first travel day to Bali leads via a stopover in Qatar.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The journey home to Switzerland</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/die-ruckreise-in-die-schweiz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/die-ruckreise-in-die-schweiz/</guid><description>Shovelling out the car at 6 am, a ferry into the sunrise and two calm flights later: our Nordic winter adventure ends with pizza in Basel.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Epic sunrise and a journey to the end of the world</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/epischer-sonnenaufgang-und-eine-reise-ans-ende-der-welt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/epischer-sonnenaufgang-und-eine-reise-ans-ende-der-welt/</guid><description>2.5 hours of sunrise photography, a failed kayak plan and golden light in Å, where the Lofoten and the E10 both come to an end.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mini-villa and fireplace</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/mini-villa-und-kaminfeuer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/mini-villa-und-kaminfeuer/</guid><description>Blue hour at Hamnøy, frozen sand formations at Rambergstranda and moving into the cute mini-villa opposite Sakrisøy&apos;s orange rorbuer.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Valentine&apos;s Day in the Lofoten</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/valentinstag-auf-den-lofoten/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/valentinstag-auf-den-lofoten/</guid><description>Cinnamon buns for breakfast, a viewpoint over Reine and a cosy anniversary evening in Sakrisøy with rosé, apéro and spaghetti.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Moose up close!</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/elche-hautnah/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/elche-hautnah/</guid><description>A near-lost drone in Nusfjord&apos;s storm gusts, and then the surprise of the trip: two young moose right beside the road, closer than ever before.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Snowsnakes in the Lofoten</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/snowsnakes-auf-den-lofoten/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/snowsnakes-auf-den-lofoten/</guid><description>Wind-driven snow slithering across the roads like snakes, frozen beaches at Ramberg and a free museum visit thanks to Annina&apos;s Lofoten headband.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brilliant sunshine over the snow-covered Lofoten</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/strahlender-sonnenschein-auf-den-schneebedeckten-lofoten/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/strahlender-sonnenschein-auf-den-schneebedeckten-lofoten/</guid><description>A seal at breakfast, the classic photo spots of Hamnøy and Sakrisøy in winter dress, and at night the aurora app sounds the alarm.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bodø city and the crossing to the 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-30 degrees</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/schneemobiltour-bei-30-grad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/schneemobiltour-bei-30-grad/</guid><description>Full-body overalls, a Lynx Adventure LX and 30 kilometres through frozen forests and lakes, an arctic adventure ending with warm food in a snow tipi.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Riisitunturi National Park at dusk</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/riisitunturi-nationalpark-bei-dammerung/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/riisitunturi-nationalpark-bei-dammerung/</guid><description>A second hike up Riisitunturi rewards us with a surreal pink spectacle: fog, setting sun and frozen eyelashes at -25 °C.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reindeer farm &amp; Riisitunturi National Park</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/rentierfarm-and-riisitunturi-nationalpark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/rentierfarm-and-riisitunturi-nationalpark/</guid><description>Hand-feeding reindeer their lichen dessert at -25 °C, then hiking through Riisitunturi&apos;s candle spruces, a day that feels like another planet.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oulanka National Park</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/oulanka-nationalpark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/oulanka-nationalpark/</guid><description>Powder-snow forests, the old Myllykoski mill and a sunset drive home, followed by a faint but real northern lights show over our cabin in Finland.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Out of the glass cabin, into the villa!</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/raus-aus-der-glashutte-rein-in-die-villa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/raus-aus-der-glashutte-rein-in-die-villa/</guid><description>A snowshoe trail through wintry forests, lunch in Ruka and a modern cabin with a glass front, sauna and forest view, plus another night waiting for the aurora.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Of Magical Ponds and the tripod hunt</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/von-magical-ponds-und-der-stativjagd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/von-magical-ponds-und-der-stativjagd/</guid><description>Snowshoeing past a reindeer and husky farm, cosy hours in the glass igloo, and a frantic search across Ruka and Kuusamo for the very last tripod in town.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zurich to Kuusamo</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/zurich-nach-kuusamo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/zurich-nach-kuusamo/</guid><description>First-ever Edelweiss flight to Kuusamo, spike tyres on the rental car and a first night in a glass igloo at Magical Ponds, our Finland winter trip begins.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doune Castle - Stirling Castle - Basel</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/doune-castle-stirling-castle-basel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/doune-castle-stirling-castle-basel/</guid><description>The Scotland trip ends royally: Doune Castle from Game of Thrones and Monty Python, imposing Stirling Castle, and our last 14.43 pounds spent at the airport.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glen Etive</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/glen-etive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/glen-etive/</guid><description>A day in the Skyfall valley: recreating the Bond and M film photo, the narrow road through Glen Etive, and a farm in Auchtubh with a gift of Canasta.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glenfinnan Viaduct</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/glenfinnan-viaduct/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/glenfinnan-viaduct/</guid><description>The Jacobite Steam Train, the Hogwarts Express, steaming across the Glenfinnan Viaduct, plus Loch Shiel aka The Black Lake and the return run at dusk.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eilean Donan Castle - Old Man of Storr</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/eilean-donan-castle-old-man-of-storr/</link><guid 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our last stay at the Scandic Hotel in Kista, with a trial pack in the evening.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Norrköping - Sätragruvan</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/norrkoping-satragruvan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/norrkoping-satragruvan/</guid><description>From the sun terrace near Norrköping to the abandoned mines of Sätragruvan, where sulphur ore was mined in the First World War, and an evening by the lake.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Götene - Norrköping</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene-tiveden-nationalpark-norrkoping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene-tiveden-nationalpark-norrkoping/</guid><description>From the Airbnb with sauna to Tiveden National Park: a hike along the reddish-coloured lakes, then on to a cottage by a lake near Norrköping.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Götene - Kinnekulle</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene-silverfallet-oljekoken-gossatter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene-silverfallet-oljekoken-gossatter/</guid><description>Sightseeing around Götene: the Silverfallet waterfalls, the forest ruins of the Oljekoken Gössätter oil-cooking plant and the woods of Munkängarna Kinnekulle.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Götene</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/gotene/</guid><description>A rainy day in the loft in Götene: planning the journey home, shopping in Linköping, a sauna and an aperitif with non-alcoholic sparkling wine and ginger beer.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hindås - Götene</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas-gotene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas-gotene/</guid><description>From Hindås to Götene: a visit to the baroque Läckö Slott on Lake Vänern, a picnic on a jetty and an evening in a loft with its own sauna.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hindås - Näsbokrok</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas-tjoloholm-slott-nasbokrok/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas-tjoloholm-slott-nasbokrok/</guid><description>Wind as the keyword: Tjolöholms Slott south of Göteborg with a garden by the sea, then the Näsbokrok nature reserve with strong wind and waves.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hindås</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hindas/</guid><description>A rest day in Hindås: a walk through the forest to the sandy beach by the lake, calls with family and friends and an aperitif on the balcony with a lake view.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Henån - Hindås</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/henan-hindas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/henan-hindas/</guid><description>The fishing villages of Hälleviksstrand and Mollösund, vegetable pizza at Fröken Trulls with antiques and a nursery, then the loft in Hindås near Göteborg.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Åmål - Henån</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/amal-henan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/amal-henan/</guid><description>The colourful fishing huts of Smögenbryggan, Bronze Age rock carvings in Brastad, the Stångehuvud nature reserve and a ferry ride to Orust.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunne - Båstnäs - Åmål</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sunne-bastnas-amal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sunne-bastnas-amal/</guid><description>An abandoned car cemetery in the forest near the Norwegian border, then on to Åmål on Lake Vänern with a view of a lighthouse.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Orsa - Sunne</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/orsa-sunne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/orsa-sunne/</guid><description>From Orsa a good two and a half hours south: shopping at an ICA Maxi, a storm with hail and a cottage on a farm with cows and a calf.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Orsa</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/orsa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/orsa/</guid><description>We visit the Orsa Rovdjurspark with bears, lynx, wolverine and birds of prey, and in the evening watch geese with their young from the bird-watching jetty.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rätan - Orsa</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ratan-orsa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ratan-orsa/</guid><description>From Rätan to Orsa: hikes through the bog landscape of Hamra National Park, the Helvetesfallet with its suspension bridge and an Airbnb with a lake view.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Huså - Rätan</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/husa-ratan/</link><guid 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In the evening there is curry rice by the lake, and we read and edit photos.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Huså</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/husa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/husa/</guid><description>Annina&apos;s 25th birthday in Huså: breakfast with balloons, prosecco on the balcony, a backpack as a present and chocolate cake shortly before midnight.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Handöl - Huså</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/handol-husa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/handol-husa/</guid><description>Nicolas&apos; drone gets stuck in a tree outside our cabin and comes down unharmed. Then we visit the Handölsforsen and reach our accommodation in Huså.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Backe - Handöl</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/backe-handol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/backe-handol/</guid><description>On the drive from Backe to Handöl we visit Ristafallet, Tännforsen and Handölsforsen, see a double rainbow and move into a remote cabin.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Backe - Brattfors</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/backe-brattfors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/backe-brattfors/</guid><description>We visit viewpoints near Brattfors, see a rock painting of a moose, read by a lake and fly the drone over the forest.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hoting - Backe</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hoting-backe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hoting-backe/</guid><description>We leave the house by the lake, move into an Airbnb in Backe and cut the hike to Finnfors short because we hear a deep growl in the forest.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hoting - Tvärfallet</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hoting-tvarfallet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/hoting-tvarfallet/</guid><description>From our lakeside stay in Hoting we drive to the Tvärfallet waterfall in a moss-covered forest, and we spend the afternoon by the jetty.</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arvidsjaur - Hoting</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur-hoting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur-hoting/</guid><description>From Arvidsjaur to Hoting: a 4.5-hour drive with a lunch break in Vilhelmina by old Sami cottages, and a modern cottage right on the lake.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arvidsjaur</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur/</guid><description>A rest day in Arvidsjaur: planning the onward journey, deckchairs on the meadow, potato gratin, an open fire and a sunset around midnight.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arvidsjaur - Reivo Naturreservat</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur-reivo-naturreservat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/arvidsjaur-reivo-naturreservat/</guid><description>From Arvidsjaur to Reivo nature reserve: the Sami town Lappstaden, a road full of mud and snow, a young moose and reindeer on the way back.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jokkmokk - Arvidsjaur</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jokkmokk-arvidsjaur/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jokkmokk-arvidsjaur/</guid><description>From Jokkmokk to Arvidsjaur: grocery shopping, reindeer on the road, a bog walk to a spring-fed lake down a gravel road in 4WD, and a cottage above the lake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jokkmokk - Kvikkmokk</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jokkmokk-kvikkmokk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jokkmokk-kvikkmokk/</guid><description>On the drive from Jokkmokk to Kvikkmokk we stop at frozen lakes, spot moose, reindeer and ptarmigan, and visit the wooden church.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Camp Alta - Jokkmokk</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/camp-alta-jokkmokk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/camp-alta-jokkmokk/</guid><description>From Kiruna to Jokkmokk: reindeer and ptarmigan on the way, icy lakes, Muddus National Park blocked by snow and the cabin at Skabram Camping.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kiruna - Camp Alta</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/kiruna-camp-alta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/kiruna-camp-alta/</guid><description>A quiet day in Kiruna: the wooden church, then a cabin on a campsite by the frozen lake, with a sauna on the ice.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kiruna - Abisko</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/kiruna-abisko/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/kiruna-abisko/</guid><description>From Kiruna to Abisko: a hike in Abisko National Park with a waterfall and the Kungsleden, frozen lakes, reindeer by the roadside and drone flights.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Råneå - Kiruna</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ranea-kiruna/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/ranea-kiruna/</guid><description>More than 300 km from Råneå to Kiruna: breakfast in the villa&apos;s dining room, herds of reindeer by the roadside, frozen lakes and a night at Hotel Kebne.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luleå - Råneå</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lulea-ranea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lulea-ranea/</guid><description>The crane and icebreakers in Luleå&apos;s harbour, the open-air museum in Luleå Gammelstad and a night at Villa Melderstein Herrgård in Råneå.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ånäset - Luleå</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/anaset-lulea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/anaset-lulea/</guid><description>From Ånäset to Luleå: breakfast in the forest cabin, a railway museum with retired trains in the woods and a walk along the beach promenade.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lillarmsjö - Ånäset</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lillarmsjo-anaset/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/lillarmsjo-anaset/</guid><description>From Lillarmsjö via Umeå to Ånäset: rain, two moose in a meadow just before Lufta campsite and a cosy evening in the cabin.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Själevad - Lillarmsjö</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sjalevad-lillarmsjo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/sjalevad-lillarmsjo/</guid><description>From Själevad to Lillarmsjö: a sauna in the morning, a forest lake, a cottage with a boat and a sauna right on the big lake, and a mirror-smooth sunset.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jättendal - Själevad</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jattendal-bis-sjalevad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/jattendal-bis-sjalevad/</guid><description>From Jättendal to Själevad: rain on the drive, an Airbnb with a sauna in the flat, rice with Thai curry sauce and editing photos late into the night.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Borlänge - Jättendal</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/borlange-jattendal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/borlange-jattendal/</guid><description>From Borlänge to Jättendal: a forest lake as a photo stop, moose warning signs on the way, shopping at ICA Maxi and an Airbnb called Krusa overlooking a lake.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stockholm - Borlänge</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-borlange/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-borlange/</guid><description>Last breakfast in Stockholm, a rental car at the airport and the first drive in the Peugeot 3008 plug-in hybrid to a tiny house for the night.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stockholm Day 3</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-3/</guid><description>Sun cream instead of a SIM card, a quiet morning in Rosendals Trädgard Park, scooters at the harbour, lunch at the Stadhus and the city library.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stockholm Day 2</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-2/</guid><description>17,000 steps in the sunshine: Gamla Stan, Södermalm, Monteliusvägen, Skinnarviksberget, lunch at the Stadhus and the island of Skeppsholmen.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stockholm Day 1</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/stockholm-tag-1/</guid><description>A lie-in, takeaway at the harbour after a scooter ride with a detour, photo spots around the city and a vegan bowl via UberEats in the evening.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Journey There</title><link>https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/die-anreise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.pixelsandtravels.com/en/blog/die-anreise/</guid><description>Flight from Zurich to Stockholm in the middle of the pandemic: antigen test in Basel, showing the certificate twice, the Arlanda Express and a walk in the rain.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>