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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

photographer, content creator and maker of things

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

A few weeks ago we visited a Nature Reserve near u A few weeks ago we visited a Nature Reserve near us, and it is very clear after visiting this place, that when we protect an area by leaving it alone, life thrives.

More photos and words at grainandfern.substack.com 

📷 OM-3 + M.Zuiko 20mm & 40-150mm + teleconverter 

#omsystemcameras #omgeneration #cameranatura #naturfotograferna #liveslowstaywild
What an absolutely amazing summer we've had! It's What an absolutely amazing summer we've had! It's felt slow and free, and a lot of it is definitely due to our bikes 🚲✨ 

// This is a sponsored collab with @sportproffsen.se 

It's been lovely to just hop on them and head to the local burger shack, into town for a pub evening or to our friends for pizza and game nights.

We've also explored the surrounding area, and been out for a whole day on a 70k ride through farm fields, along rivers and in forests.

Summer spent on a bike is like being a kid again. I love the feeling of care free adventure and the ease of which we can turn into a small path to see what's there or stop at the side of the road whenever we see something pretty - or a booth to buy local honey!

Thank you @sportproffsen.se and @fitnordbikesandoutdoors ! 🙏🏽

#sponsoredpost #sportproffsen #fitnord #bikeadventure #liveslowstaywild
Butterflies and moths are such magical beings 🦋 Th Butterflies and moths are such magical beings 🦋 Their caterpillar form often looks nothing like their evolution (yes I grew up with Pokémon). What happens inside of their chrysalis is spectacular:

Most of their body transforms into liquid soup (yup!) but parts of the central nervous system survive, and learned memories carry over into the adult butterfly. 

Like, how wild is that?! They turn into goop, transform into something so beautiful, with completely different colors BUT some of their memories carry over?

If that is not pure magic then I don't know what is.

📷 OM-3 + 40-150mm F2.8 PRO + 2x Teleconverter 

#omsystemcameras #entomology #lepidopterology #cameranatura #naturfotograferna
Biking through lush forests and past sparkling lak Biking through lush forests and past sparkling lakes, bathed in golden light, together with my partner - that's been this entire summer vacation ☀️ I'm showing him my favorite spots, and we're exploring new ones! Now that we both have an eMTB we can go Anywhere, and that's freedom!

》Sponsored post together with @sportproffsen.se

Until Augusti 31 you can get 8% off at using my code Rania8, to help set you up for adventure as well! 🤎✨️

#sponsoredpost #reklam #emtb #bikeadventure #fitnord
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