It’s been a few months since the Croatia workshop with the wonderful ladies of First We Eat (Eva and Carey), Maggie and Zhanna and thinking back, I can honestly say that it was one of the best experiences ever. Seriously, I will never forget this house. Or the wonderful group of attendees.
I’m not a morning person, not in any way, but waking up at the crack of dawn and seeing that magical view from the house.. totally worth it. And every morning when I came down to the kitchen, Carey, who is definitely a morning person, had already made coffee. Oh, and did I mention the kittens? I could go on about this workshop..
And therefore I’m happy to say, this January I’m coming to Costa Rica with them! I’m sure it will be mindblowing and amazing in every way possible. It’s about photography, chocolate and coffee, literally my favorite things in life. And maybe I’ll even make chocolate cake for you if you come. For more info and registration, please read more HERE.

As I mentioned in my last Iceland post, we were in Reykjavik the first day and for a few hours the last day. I was so tired the first day that I had to go to bed early so I didn’t get to see much. I was able to snap some photos the last day though.

I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the vegetarian options in the restaurants we went to! The first day I had vegan toast, not something you would find in my hometown exactly. Then in the evening I can’t even remember what I ate because I was so tired. The second day I had a “bygotto” (risotto but with barley instead of rice). Even in the lobster restaurant they had a vegetarian option. I was pretty impressed. It’s not often that I eat this good food whilst traveling. And in Sweden I’m used to having goat cheese and mushrooms in most dishes (ok, that might be an exaggeration but I hate goat cheese with a passion).

I also mentioned that we saw Northern lights. Twice. The photo below was taken the second time. The first time, we were outside for two minutes and I was thinking that we were probably NEVER going to see one. But suddenly, to my surprise, we saw the unmistakable green formation up in the sky (we literally had been outside two minutes). So lucky. I had of course forgotten my battery in our room so I ran in to get it. I was struggling with my tripod so those images came out a bit shaky. But it was so cool to see it for real. I was better prepared the second time but my tripod still didn’t want to cooperate.

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I’ve seen mountains. I’ve seen northern lights, waterfalls, beaches with black sand and pink sunsets. I’ve seen long empty roads. I’ve seen more sheep than I could ever count. I’ve bathed in hot springs (and a jacuzzi!).
We drove in the highlands through water and gravel without seeing a single soul for hours. In the dark and through the thickest fog I’ve ever seen. For a few minutes I was quite worried, but we kept our spirits up in the car.
I’ve seen some unreal things that I never thought I would see. And in very good company. It has been a remarkable journey in so many ways and I will never forget it.
The beauty of Iceland has blown me away. It’s a place of magic.

The pictures of the turquoise ice blocks are from the ice lake Jökulsárlón. When we drove up to it my eyes started tearing up (and I was not alone) from the sight. It was unreal. I had never seen such beauty before. The ice blocks are constantly changing and when we were there they were relatively small. If you’re ever going to Iceland, I highly suggest you visit this place. We also went to Landmannalaugar, Blue Lagoon, Skógafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Vík, Gullfoss, Geysir and Thingvellir. And some places inbetween of course.

I went on this trip with Fotoresor, with a group of wonderful photographers. I’ve never done anything like this before in my life (and I never thought I would) but I’m just so incredibly happy that I did.
We didn’t spend much time in Reykjavik because there were so many other things to see. Next time I go there I need to spend more time exploring the city.

Did I see Björk you ask? Why yes. Yes I did (for real). For the complete Icelandic experience.

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I realized I never posted the rest of my photos from Mallorca. Honesty I didn’t take very many (I was on vacation, right!?) and I definitely didn’t eat enough dessert. I did eat croissants for breakfast though. Every day. That’s what I call a vacation.

By the way. Some of these photos are taken with my phone. I’ll definitely be using it a lot more for travel photography.

De senaste veckorna har troligen varit de galnaste i mitt liv hittills. Helt galna verkligen.
Som ni märkt så har jag inte synts till så mycket här.. boken har nu kommit ut, jag har bakat en sisådär tio tårtor, åkt till Stockholm med sex väskor (och en sisådär tio tårtor) och så har jag varit med på tv. I nyhetsmorgon för att vara exakt (här kan du titta på det). Jag har även träffat massa roligt och intressant folk; författare, fotografer, stylister, formgivare och såklart några kära vänner. Inte en helt vanlig vecka precis!
Här nedanför delar jag med mig av några bilder från min vecka i Stockholm. Tänkte även passa på att berätta att jag snart är tillbaka med fler härliga blogginlägg!

In English: The last couple of weeks have probably been the craziest weeks in my life so far. And I really mean crazy.
As you may have noticed I haven’t been around much. My book is now out (no English version, but I’m working on it..), I’ve baked like ten cakes, travelled to Stockholm with six bags (and ten cakes) and I’ve also been on tv (now that is crazy, you can watch it here)! I’ve met lots and lots of interesting and talented people such as writers, photographers, stylists, graphic designers and of course dear friends. Not exactly a regular week.
Below are some photos from my stay in Stockholm. I thought I’d share and let you know that I’ll be back with more delicious blogposts very soon!