We12Travel

Let me tell you a little story. This past weekend it was two years ago since I ran into this man. He was working, I was about to go hiking. We spoke for five minutes and I told him I was planning to hike up Kungsleden and camp under the northern lights. Three days later, I was back in the world of mobile connection, posted a photo of the aurora (which you can see up here) and a guy named Andreas commented on my photo. I had no clue who he was, but a voice inside my mind said “this is HIM!” I then recognized him as the man I had briefly spoken to earlier about my hike. The HIM did not just mean “it was the guy you spoke to” but my gut feeling said this is THE MAN! After my car broke down a week later or so, we started chatting here on the gram and we somehow became “penpals” for the next 10 months on the IG chat. We would occasionally chat for hours while I was camping in my car and when I was in New Zealand, we would chat while I immersed myself with tens of kilometers of roadwalking on Te Araroa. Eventually, we met again in real life almost one year later when I casually invited him to come along camping. I just knew I had to see this guy again. We went camping in the wild on our first “date” (which neither of us called a date 😂) and the rest is history. In this world of 24 hour economy and instant gratification, waiting for almost a year to see someone you may actually like, seemed like the impossible. Yet it never was meant to be anything else. Last weekend we left the big busy world and spent three days on a remote trail, just surrounded by high mountains, reindeer and stormy winds. Picked berries, built fires, crossed ice cold rivers and got soaked in the rain. As I will soon embark on a few journeys to faraway lands, I knew this was our last weekend out before the snow comes and winter is back. I will cherish the memories with all of my heart and look forward to our many years to come together ❤️

*What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger* I have been having issues with my breath ever since I was little. Back then I was diagnosed with astmathic bronchitis. Nowadays, I’m honestly not sure what the name is for what I have. I just call it my own love/hate relationship with my lungs. Hate, because last week they got infected and while my mother visited, I was sick most of the time. Out of breath, unable to get more oxygen with my inhaler and with a lot of pain in my back and lungs because of the hard work they had to deliver to let me breathe. Love, because last weekend, just a week after grasping for oxygen with every step that I made, they helped me get to the highest point on a thruhike in Sweden, called Årefjället, at 1.178 mts above sealevel (Arefjället at Lapplandsleden). Now I know this doesn’t sound high, but at this latitude you could equal this altitude with a high mountain pass in the alps. I was amazed that just within a week of being really sick, I was able to recover and get my body to move again. Sure, it wasn’t always easy (did I mention we endured heavy rains and storm winds each day?) and I struggled a lot when hiking up, but the fact is: I made it. Thanks to my lungs, my strong body and my mindset 💪🏻 #lapplandsleden #hiking #womenwhohike #outdoor #thruhike #hikingtrails #sweden #lapland

Fall is on in the mountains 🍂🇸🇪 An evening walk to a nearby waterfall and some cantharelles along the way 😋 #zweden #sverige #teamherfst #fall #fallfoliage #autumn #autumnvibes🍁

Hey friends! Don’t forget you can still shop at the @tenson webshop with a 20% discount using the promocode as20 this week. Evenings are getting cooler and the fall has arrived, so make sure to grab that amazing down jacket that will keep you warm on the evenings out on the fjälls. PS aurora season is here! We cannot wait ⭐️ – how about you? #tenson #collab #autumn #outdoor #outdoorlife #hiking #nevernothiking #lifeisbetteronthetrails #sweden #sverige #zweden #lapland