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    Once a full-time backpacker, I'm now trying to find a balance between continuing to explore off the beaten path places around the world while also building a home in Norway.


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    I've now traveled through over 80 countries and have a soft spot for pretty landscapes, the Nordics, anywhere I can practice my Russian, and venturing off the tourist trail.


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    I've been living in Norway since 2015, and I've made it my mission to share all the tips I can about travel in Norway - on any budget!


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    Traveling definitely changes you, and sometimes it can be difficult to return home. Join me as I try to balance my love of travel with making a home in Norway!


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2021 started rockier than I’d like, but we’ve
2021 started rockier than I’d like, but we’ve also had so many nights with brilliant northern lights here in Tromsø, which I’ve decided to take as a sign of good things to come ✨

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Grateful that 2020 will (also) always be the year I moved to Tromsø ✨💫

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Trying to remember why I live in the city ☃️

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Went for an icy dip today and didn’t even hate it. Seriously though, cold water therapy is used to treat depression and I can totally see why - or actually 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 why. There’s nothing like the high I get after a cold swim, and that sense of triumph when I first make the plunge. Swipe for my candid reaction, curtesy of @nordicwanders 😳🥶🤩

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There’s no place like Lofoten ✨


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