Amazing active kind of holiday in Trentino, Italy
This trip was in collaboration with Visit Trentino. All the opinions and reviews are completely my own and truthful. I had such an amazing time and I can recommend it honestly!
I recently went on a winter adventure to Trentino, Italy . The local tourism board had chosen me to be the winter ambassador for the region, and my job was to experience some of the amazing activities and enjoy the culture the area has to offer.
People always make such a huge part of the adventures and the feeling the trip gives you. I had such an amazing experience with all the people in the hotels, guides and restaurants. I really only met people who love the place where they live and enjoy the work they are doing and you can definitely feel that!
Getting there:
Only a quick flight from Helsinki and a little road trip from Milan airport to the mountains and you can find yourself in the heart of the Dolomites skiing, ice climbing, snowshoeing or even riding huskies. There’s also a bus transfer available from the nearby airports!
Day activities:
Trentino area has a variety of different things to do, of course skiing being the most common thing out of them, which they for sure do well! There’s so many long and nicely groomed ski slopes, that we in the North can only dream of… except now by coming here! If you are not so keen to go to the slopes, you could go hiking or snowshoeing for example. There are many Refugio’s where you can hike up to and have a cup of coffee or enjoy lunch! Some more special things to do are paragliding and kite boarding which I also got to try. What an experience it was! I can’t forget bob sledding, which has to be one of the funnies things to do with your friends in the area!
Evenings:
After being outside doing all the fun activities it’s time to relax in the spa. Many of the hotels in the region have their own spa areas, which is super nice! After relaxing for a bit, it’s time to go and enjoy the amazing cuisine! There’s very nice traditional dishes available in Trentino and of course the Italian food and drink culture never disappoints anyone!!! I was able to see some nice family owned special restaurants, that were definitely something that stood out from the already nice range of restaurants.
Driving:
You are able to get around with a bus in the area, but I had a car for the whole time. The roads were well maintained and easy to drive. The mountain passes can be tricky especially if there’s fresh snow, but I only had to put on the chains once on my trip.
Here are the links to the regions I visited. You can plan your stay and see more about the areas!
San Martino di Castrozza
Val di Fiemme
Altopiano della Paganella
Madonna di Campiglio
Val di Fassa
Val di Sole
See the Trentino website here! https://www.visittrentino.info/en
Please enjoy the photos from the adventure!
Trentino adventure through the film camera
I’m writing a more detailed post about my winter adventure to Trentino in a few days, but I just wanted to share some of my favorite moments that I shot on my film camera during the trip.
I was chosen to be the winter ambassador for the area and I got to have an awesome activity filled 2 weeks enjoying the different destinations and different activities the area has to offer. During my time I definitely got to do a lot, but it was still just a fraction of the possibilities there!
Right now you should head over and plan your summer trip there, but I hope you get some inspiration to start planning you winter adventure 2020 in Trentino!
I hope you enjoy these photos while I’m putting together the more closer look to my trip!
This trip was in collaboration with Visit Trentino, but as always, all opinions and reviews are completely my own and truthful.
https://www.visittrentino.info/en
Fjällräven Polar - Adventure of a lifetime
Fjällräven Polar is a 300km long adventure steering dog sleds across the arctic tundra from Signaldalen, Norway to Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. The trip altogether is 7 days including few days of basic training about the outdoors and the equipment used on the adventure. Training and gearing up happens in Sigtuna, Sweden, where the group comes together for the first time. The adventure itself is 4 days long and starts after the group is equipped and trained for the journey.
The aim of the event is for more people to discover how fantastic outdoor life can be in the winter, and to prove that anyone can enjoy the adventure of a lifetime if they have the right knowledge and the right equipment.
Let’s go…
The group arrived to Sigtuna, Sweden on a Monday to meet everyone and prepare for the adventure in the North by getting some basic outdoor training from Johan Skullman. It was exciting getting together and finally start getting the right mindset for an adventure like this. It was fun to listen advices from Johan, who is one of the top outdoor guides in Sweden. Not often you get to hear the stories behind the development of the gear. There’s a lot of thinking and testing in the products and all the details are there for a reason.
We took an early flight to Tromsø, where a bus took us to Camp Tamok, where we got the tents and shared equipment for the teams like stoves etc. This was our first touch to the wild as we spent the first night in tents after Johan shared his knowledge once again for setting a camp out and showing how the stoves were used. It was nice how you could be a first timer for all of this and they wouldn’t just send you off to the wild on your own without you knowing how all the things work. Things were now getting really real and we were about to head out early in the morning.
First morning in the tent and man it is a good place to sleep! Unfortunately we had to wake up really early as we had some distance to cover that day for our first camp spot on the dog sleds. We took off from the Camp Tamok and started heading to the starting spot in Signaldalen, where the mushers and dogs were waiting for us. As we were driving, you could totally feel the anticipation in the air. People were looking through the bus windows and while approaching the parking lot, the anticipation turned into more vocal excitement. When the bus doors opened, you could hear the dogs being at least as excited as us to get going.
We packed all of our equipment in to our sleds and attached our dogs to the towline. It was time to go! After getting all the hassle out of the way, you realise that this is it, this is what we’ll be doing for quite a while. It takes some time to figure out what’s going on and how things actually work in real life. After you get comfortable, you start sensing the amazing feeling what being right there, in the middle of nowhere gives you. It is unforgettable!
Throughout the adventure we see some of the most amazing landscapes you can have. We experience weather from crazy winds and snowstorms to beautiful Spring weather. We sleep in winds blasting at storm speeds to a beautiful calm night under the Northern Lights with no tent.
It takes a lot of work to do an adventure like this. It is not always easy to take care of the dogs in the evening after a long journey, when you might want to just sit back and relax. Luckily we slowly got better and faster at setting up the camp, feeding the dogs and actually got to sit down and share some amazing moments eating dinner and making campfires with the crew. These are the moments that make an amazing trip, a trip that I’ll remember my whole life.
300 kilometers later we arrived to the finish line and suddenly the journey was over. It was time for celebration. We had sauna waiting and an amazing dinner set up. It was nice going through everyones experiences and what they had gone through.
Find more about the Fjällräven Polar here.
Entry to Fjällräven Polar is by votes and jury selection and is region based. Two people from each region are selected. The first from each region is chosen by total number of votes acquired on the Polar application portal. The second one will be handpicked by the Fjällräven Polar jury. I highly recommend applying for next year and as long as it’ll be held! It’ll be an adventure of a lifetime! I'm happy to walk away with great memories and great new friendships!
