Seat of Our Pants » norrland http://www.seatsofourpants.com An around the world travel blog Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:08:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Entering the Winter Wonderland http://www.seatsofourpants.com/2010/03/31/entering-the-winter-wonderland/ http://www.seatsofourpants.com/2010/03/31/entering-the-winter-wonderland/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:00:15 +0000 Martin http://www.seatsofourpants.com/?p=3682
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    Same place as above, in June

    Same place as above, in June

     

    This time we’re here in the potentially best time: the spring winter. Spring up here is painfully short, but incredibly gorgeous. Right now everything is covered in snow, but it will be just five or six weeks until the first flowers will begin to blossom. It is a dramatic time, one that I’ve missed out on for years in a row. For my wife, it is a first time.

     

    Happiness is 7 feet of snow

    Happiness is 7 feet of snow

     

    We’ll document this drastic season here on seatsofourpants.com. Stay tuned!

     

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    ]]>     http://www.seatsofourpants.com/2010/03/31/entering-the-winter-wonderland/feed/ 2     The Spark http://www.seatsofourpants.com/2010/03/31/the-spark/ http://www.seatsofourpants.com/2010/03/31/the-spark/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:44:07 +0000 Martin http://www.seatsofourpants.com/?p=3677
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    Unfortunately the Spark is totally dependent on an icy surface, or I’m sure it would go on and replace cars in many parts of the world.

     

     

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