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I spent most of my Visby trip walking along the coast. Wind and hot sun meant I ended both days with a red face. I was "tomato faced Marilyn" again — a nickname given to me by a restaurant owner in Switzerland a few years ago. It seems funny
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Stenstrand means pebble beach in Swedish. We planned to visit this beach for my birthday but postponed the trip until we had the energy to go further afield. The journey time was about two and a half hours from central Stockholm; one train, one bus and a short walk to
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It was the second and last morning of waking up to this view. Breakfast was amazing. Scrambled eggs, roasted tomatoes and baked squash with feta. Hotel Skeppsholmen held the top spot for the best scrambled eggs (which they are famous for) but these squeezed them down to second place. Swedes
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We woke up to rain streaming down the window, which wasn't ideal given we wanted to spend a day walking along the coast. Our plan was to pack some food, pick a direction and keep on walking until we got tired. Waking up with a hot drink and
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We didn't take much time off over Summer so we were determined to squeeze in a short trip before Winter arrives. I was excited to go back to Visby (on the island of Gotland) and spend a few days by the sea. It's somewhere we visited
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Summer days triggered a desire to swim in the sea and I had been daydreaming about blue water, the sound of waves and a slight breeze. We recently found ourselves with a free day so we headed to Erstaviksbadet laden with snacks and swimwear. It was so nice to just
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The return of the sun triggered a desire to spend time at Erstaviksbadet. It's a small beach at the end of a train line that feels like a secret location at this time of year; it's usually deserted apart from a few joggers and dog walkers.
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We spent our last day in Visby wandering through old streets and sitting on the beach. The last chance to find more sea glass and pick up a few gifts to send back to the UK. Gotland has been hit hard by the pandemic so we decided to support local
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Our second day in Visby started with finding bikes to hire. We planned to cycle to a place called Tofta Strand and eat burgers for lunch on the beach. Planned being the key word. I chose one of those classic looking city bikes you see pootling around places like Copenhagen.
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We recently visited Visby, a small town on the island of Gotland in the Baltic sea. It was out first trip away since arriving in Sweden! Visby was a great option because we could travel there without flying and the island is pretty quiet at the moment. Both big plus
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Rain was forecast last weekend but we really wanted to head out for a hike, so we said sod the weather and did it anyway. These photos are quite dark and moody! It was finally cool enough to wear our proper hiking boots again, which was good because we never
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The heat has been relentless over the past week and I've found myself fantasising about outdoor swimming; something I haven't done since visiting Solviksbadet in 2018. We sussed out Långholmen as a possible swim spot one evening and the island was packed, which isn't
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