Wrap Up

Dear friends,

it’s been quite a while. I’m really sorry about the silence, but one thing just lead into another and before I knew it, there was so much going on, I just didn’t find the right headspace anymore to write something up here. Funny sidenote is, there is an almost finished blog entry that I had written up during my train ride from Oslo to Kristiansand, but I got a terrible migraine on the way there and just couldn’t stare at my phone anymore. But my final days in Norway where I joined my friend in Kristiansand were an absolute blast and looking back at them fills me with great joy. So does the memory of my last days on my adventure that I spent with Jascha at his home in Kolding, Denmark.

Overall I think this post is meant to just dwelve in nostalgia and wrap up the chapter I started almost a year ago.

It’s been the time of my life. It truly fulfilled all my hopes and expectations whilst being completely different from what I imagined it would be. But it filled me with so much pride, confidence and served me the most gorgeous memories I have. The peaceful evenings in the northern summer light, the lakes, the forests, the reindeers, the brutal northernmost weather and atmosphere, the freedom. The freedom. I don’t think there are words for me to describe how precious and important it was for me, to experience this calm freedom of heading where my heart takes me, whenever and however I want to. I made so many incredible experiences, have so many priceless pictures stored in my head and overall grew an incomprehensible amount during my time on the road.

There aren’t many days where I don’t want to go back, where the north doesn’t call on me and I can assure you, that it won’t have been the last time adventuring there for me.

Scandinavia I love you.

Finally I want to thank all of you for following me here, for having someone to share all my experiences with. You taking time out of your day to read this really means a lot to me. I hope I was able to bring some of that dreaming, that freedom, into your everyday life, maybe even inspire you to pack your things and chase after that feeling yourself. Trust me, it’s worth it.

Shortly, I’ll be uploading my favourite photos of the trip, that I spend a lot of time editing since I’ve come back. With that, I’ll close the chapter of Scandinavia 2021 – a once in a lifetime experience, a lifedream come true. See you soon on the next adventure!

Yours truly,

Raphael