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Monte Zoncolan

Climbing Monte Zoncolan

It has become a tradition for me to celebrate my birthday by climbing the scenic Stelvio Pass, in the Italian Alps. It is something that I look forward to, plan,…

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Hej Gothenburg!

Last summer, at about this exact time, Alvis and I journeyed to Gothenburg, Sweden to attend an Ed Sheeran concert. And ended up falling in love with Sweden’s second largest…

Artist's rendering of Rovinj

La Dolce Istria

I found this article online the other day, and after reading it, I realized that I couldn’t describe Istria any better than the author Elizabeth Warkentin. She wrote this article…

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The Power of a Flower

Last week, during a particularly sunny and warm morning, I laced up my sneakers and headed out on a long training run. I was still feeling the joy of completing…

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Vecās Pēdās – Prague Revisited

In my native language of Latvian, the words ‘Vecās Pēdās’ literally translate into ‘old footprints’, and they elegantly describe our recent trip to Prague. Alvi and I first visited Prague…

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Family Secret

I am not sure if I should even disclose this, but my little family harbours a secret.  I have tried to keep this secret, but in the past two years…