Lars Høbye

Olav contributed to Kvarken becoming UNESCO World Heritage. It is Important to Live Here and Now  We got in touch with Olav Jern through his brother Martin in Denmark. Olav lives on his well-kept family farm in Vasa. Here he enjoys life as a pensioner in an apartment on the

The main building of Åbo Akademi University. Hope for a Liberal, Open and Humane World We got in touch with Frida Sigfrids through our Finnish friend Martin in Denmark. Frida grew up in a bilingual family, speaks Finnish with her mother, Swedish with her father and both languages with her

In the North you must look out for reindeer on the roads. Cultural Camping, Europe and NATO We drove around 5,500 kilometers and camped 14 places in Finland within 60 days. We met no real corona restrictions, and the tourists had returned, although not to the same extent as

Kvarken Archipelago. Finland We left Denmark with Kronborg Castle on the port side. After overnight stops at friends' old farm in Markaryd and at a campsite in Stockholm, we reached the Viking Line ferry M/S Gabriella to Helsinki. The cabin's panoramic windows offered a view of

Our Bulli in Inari. Finland's Life Giving Nature When Lars worked in the Ministry of Culture, he attended short meetings and conferences in Finland. Now we gave ourselves time to experience nature, culture and people in the great Nordic country together. We started in the capital Helsinki, drove

Olav bidrog til, at Kvarkens skærgård blev UNESCO Verdensarv. Det er vigtigt at leve her og nu Vi fik kontakt til Olav Jern gennem hans bror Martin i Danmark. Olav bor på slægtens velholdte gård i Vasa. Her nyder han livet som pensionist i en lejlighed på førstesal omgivet af

Åbo Akademis hovedbygning. En liberal, åben og medmenneskelig verden  Vi fik kontakt med Frida Sigfrids gennem vores finske ven Martin i Danmark. Frida er vokset op i en tosproget familie, taler finsk med sin mor, svensk med sin far og begge sprog med sin bror. Hun fik en svensksproget skolegang

Mod nord skal der holdes øje med rensdyr på vejene. Kulturcamping, Europa og NATO Vi kørte omkring 5.500 kilometer og camperede 14 steder i Finland på 60 dage. Vi mødte reelt ingen coronarestriktioner, og turisterne var vendt tilbage, dog ikke i samme omfang som inden coronakrisen.   Der var ikke

Kvarkens skærgård. Finland  Vi forlod Danmark med Kronborg om bagbord. Efter overnatninger ved gode venners ødegård i Markaryd og på en campingplads i Stockholm nåede vi Viking Line færgen M/S Gabriella til Helsinki. Kahyttens panoramavinduer gav udsigt til en aftentur ud af den svenske skærgård og en morgentur ind

Vores Folkevognsrugbrød i Inari. Finlands livgivende natur Da Lars arbejdede i Kulturministeriet var han til kortvarige møder og konferencer i Finland. Nu gav vi os tid til sammen at opleve natur, kultur og mennesker i det store nordiske land. Vi startede i hovedstaden Helsinki, kørte gennem svensksprogede egne langs Den

Laura's university. Family is Important Laura recently finished her education and began working as a landscape architect. Our Italian friend in Odense Paolo is her uncle. We met in Laura’s fine Milanese apartment, which she shares with a roommate. She works long hours and most of her

The cathedral in Milan. I Believe in Destiny Antonella is a retired medical doctor, who lives in Milan. We met her through our friend Paolo, who was born in Italy but migrated to Denmark at a young age. Antonella and Paolo were close friends in their youth and renewed their

The Arch of Constantine in Rome. Cultural camping, war, climate and Europe We drove about 6,600 kilometres and camped in 11 Italian cities during 61 days. Along the way, we were pleased that Germany and Italy kept the wartime petrol prices down. Italy was hit hard when the corona

The cathedral in Siena. Italy Before the trip, we got a lot of good advice about "what we shouldn't miss" from Italians and Danish travellers to Italy. The long country has more to offer than you can see in two months, so we had to choose.

Colosseum in Rome. Italy’s Great Beauty Hanne has spent skiing holidays in the Dolomites as a child and young person, and we have visited Rome together. In May and June 2022, we circled the boot going south from Milan along the west coast to Sicily and north along the

Lauras universitet. Familien er vigtig Laura afsluttede for nylig sin uddannelse og begyndte at arbejde som landskabsarkitekt. Vores italienske ven i Odense Paolo er hendes onkel. Vi mødtes i Lauras fine Milanesiske lejlighed, som hun deler med en roommate. Hun arbejder mange timer, og det meste af hendes familie bor

Domkirken i Milano. Jeg tror på skæbnen Antonella er en pensioneret læge, som bor i Milano. Vi mødte hende gennem vores ven Paolo, der er født i Italien, men i en ung alder migrerede til Danmark. Antonella og Paolo var nære venner i deres ungdom og genoptog forbindelsen, efter at

Kejser Konstantins triumfbue i Rom. Kulturcamping, krig, klima og Europa Vi kørte o. 6.600 kilometer og camperede i 11 italienske byer i løbet af 61 dage. Undervejs glædede vi os over, at Tyskland og Italien holdt de krigsstigende benzinpriser nede. Italien blev hårdt ramt, da coronakrisen nåede Europa i

Domkirken i Siena. Italien Inden turen fik vi mange gode råd om, ”hvad vi ikke måtte gå glip af” fra italienere og danske italiensfarere. Det langstrakte land har mere at byde på, end man kan nå på to måneder, så vi måtte vælge. Efter en overnatning i Kassel og en

Colosseum i Rom. Italiens store skønhed Hanne har været på skiferier i Dolomitterne som barn og ung, og vi har sammen besøgt Rom. I maj og juni 2022 kom vi støvlen rundt fra Milano mod syd langs vestkysten til Sicilien og mod nord langs østkysten til Venedig. Undervejs fik vi

Warsaw 2021. The Birthplace of Eastern Europe's Democracies In the summer of 2021, we received our EU COVID certificates and found that Poland was green in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel advice. Now we could take the journey the pandemic had prevented to revisit the

Studio Buffo. I Hope my Granddaughter Will Live in a Democracy Mira has worked as a university lecturer in Warsaw and been active in Polish and international organizations disseminating knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease. Our conversation took place in Studio Buffo, a restaurant and a theatre near her flat in

Café Nero/Tutti. I Hope the Divide Can be Bridged Anna was born in a Scandinavian country and emigrated to Poland where her parents originated when she was in her twenties. She works as a lawyer in Wrocław and lives there with her husband and children. We connected to Anna

The Palace of Culture and Science. Poland We crossed the German Polish border at Świnoujście without showing neither passport nor COVID certificates. The plan was to take a few days in the city, but it was crowded with tourists, and the campsite was fully booked. A woman at the tourist

Malbork and our Volkswagen. Cultural Camping, Corona and Europe We have driven about 4,000 kilometers and camped in 12 Polish cities in the course of 48 days. The campsites have suited our needs well, from old and primitive to new and up-to-date but always with neat and clean facilities.