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Deep forests & history at Styggforsen
Sweden | Travelogue

Deep forests & history at Styggforsen

ByRania March 16, 2023August 18, 2023

We explored Styggforsen, a nature reserve shaped by a meteorite strike that hit the Siljan area 377 million years ago. This place is home to a lot of history, lore and deep forests.

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Winter Weekend In Dalarna – A Cozy And Unique Experience
Sweden | Travelogue

Winter Weekend In Dalarna – A Cozy And Unique Experience

ByRania January 21, 2022April 24, 2024

Sleep in a treehouse, snowshoe hike through fields of crystals and soar through the forest on a dogsled. Enjoy a winter weekend in Dalarna!

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A slow Dalaweekend – Exploring nature in Dala-Floda
Sweden | Travelogue

A slow Dalaweekend – Exploring nature in Dala-Floda

ByRania August 16, 2021February 28, 2024

It’s becoming a yearly tradition t travel to enjoy a weekend in Dalarna at the end of summer. This time we explored nature in Dala-Floda.

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Getting Out And Seeing The Beauty In Bad Weather
Sweden | Travelogue

Getting Out And Seeing The Beauty In Bad Weather

ByRania November 18, 2020April 18, 2024

November is grey and dark and it’s easy to feel depressed, so here are my tips to on how to get out and see the beauty in bad weather!

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Travelling alone & enjoying a slowcation
Sweden | Travelogue

Travelling alone & enjoying a slowcation

ByRania October 21, 2020April 18, 2024

As I travel alone I realise how much I enjoy it. During a slowcation in Örebro I get to wind down, focus on work and find new inspiration.

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Hiking In Vålådalen Amongst Mountains And Reindeer
Jämtland | Sweden | Travelogue

Hiking In Vålådalen Amongst Mountains And Reindeer

ByRania September 19, 2020August 18, 2023

Hiking in Vålådalen, located in Jämtland, is beautiful and the STF Mountain Station located at the base of Ottfjället is a great base camp!

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Cabin Life in the Forest of Dalarna
Sweden | Travelogue

Cabin Life in the Forest of Dalarna

ByRania June 13, 2019March 18, 2023

I recharge my batteries while enjoying cabin life in the forests of Dalarna, living in a sustainably built cabin at Näsets Marcusgård.

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Life above the Arctic Circle
Sweden | Travelogue

Life above the Arctic Circle

ByRania March 25, 2019April 21, 2024

I love traveling through Sweden by train, and in this post I take you along to explore life above the artic circle.

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hello and welcome!

My name is Rania

I live in a small northern town of Sweden where I work as a freelancing photographer, visual communicator & photography educator. I strive to live slow, sustainably and intentionally and in this blog I will share my life from outdoor adventures and photography tips to traveling and foraging & using wild food.

May also contain traces of coffee and cats.

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Grain & Fern

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Fotograf med fokus på natur & livsstil
🌲 Studerar till Landskapsvetare
@omsystem.cameras ambassador. Represented by @johnerimages📍Sundsvall, Sweden

Reflections of fall 🍂 This was an absolutely mag Reflections of fall 🍂 

This was an absolutely magical day and I am grateful I happened to be out with my camera when fall colors, light and stillness of water all aligned ✨️

》 OM-3 + M.Zuiko 17mm & 40-150mm

#ruska #autumnvibes #höst #putyourselfoutthere
It feels like food foraged in the wild is supposed It feels like food foraged in the wild is supposed to be cooked outside, with flame and smoke. This fall I was SO happy to see that my dream grill was available at @hillceramic, together with a bunch of things I already own from my favorite brand for harvesting & cooking wild food: Barebones. 

// sponsored post in collaboration with @hillceramic

Slowly making my dream outdoor kitchen happen, this is the first step. It's huge so when there's a bigger group, a lot can be cooked at once. The grid can be raised to keep things warm, and I absolutely love having tools and herbs hanging, ready at my disposal. 

Cooking on this grill was such a joy, and having gathered mushrooms in the forest and herbs from my garden, it tasted so so good and like I'd actually earned it. 

People always BBQ in the summer, but autumn is when you actually want to be by a warm fire 🍂 Oh and when you're done cooking? Well this grill can have the legs easily shortened and turn into a fire pit to sit around. 

Right now it's 34% off at @hillceramic so go check it out if you also love cooking outside and over fire 🔥

I can't wait to take groups into nature to talk about ecology, wild food, sustainability and photography and then gather around this for a lovely meal and more great conversations. Fire talks are some of the best.

#outdoorcooking #wildfood #sponsoredpost #cookingoverfire #utemat
Autumn is truly here, look at these colors! 😍 🍂 Autumn is truly here, look at these colors! 😍 🍂
This has, without a doubt, been one of the best ex This has, without a doubt, been one of the best experiences this fall: to join my local bird community and learn about bird ringing 🐦‍⬛ 

Read more in my field journal: grainandfern.substack.com (link in profile)

#ringmärkning #birdringing #birdlife_europe #omsystemcameras #cameranatura
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